Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Ross Township (9.4%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Ross Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% work in Ross Township; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (11%, 16 miles). 9% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ross Township, in a few figures
Ross Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Ross Township is a place people come home to
There are 279 jobs based in Ross Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ross Township has about 1,900 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Ross Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ross Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns, #808 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Ross Township’s grade up (6.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ross Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ross Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,270 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Ross Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,123 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Ross Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.24 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Ross Township: the destinations
Where Ross Township clocks in
11% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Inside Ross Township’s 279 jobs
279 jobs are based in Ross Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ross Township, 2013 → 2023: 274 → 279. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ross Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ross Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Ross Township walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,394 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.5% of Ross Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ross Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,878th of 4,703: where Ross Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,876 | Center Township IN | 2,603 | $63K | 6.7% | 4.8% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,877 | Russia NY | 2,269 | $86K | 9.1% | 6.6% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,878 | Ross Township PA | 2,789 | $88K | 6.4% | 9.4% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,879 | Wharton Township PA | 3,309 | $72K | 28.7% | 1.7% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,880 | Hawi HI | 2,070 | $84K | 10.1% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ross Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Ross Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lehman Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ross Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township | – | C+ | D | 34 min | $87,697 |
| Lake Township | under 3% | B− | D | 30 min | $88,229 |
| Fairmount Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 36 min | $80,417 |
| Lehman Township | 3% | B− | D | 30 min | $79,549 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ross Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ross Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ross Township?
$87,697 (±$9,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ross Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ross Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ross Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (11%, 16 mi), Plains Township (5%, 19 mi), Dallas Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ross Township walkable?
Ross Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ross Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ross Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ross Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.