Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0At 11.2%, unemployment in Rush Township is higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Rush Township grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 7% work in Rush Township itself; outside it, Hazle Township draws the most (10%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 36 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rush Township at work: what stands out
Rush Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Rush Township makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Rush Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rush Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Rush Township is where the jobs are
Rush Township has 2,060 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. 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 Rush Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rush Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #872 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Rush Township’s grade up ($76,392, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rush Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Commuting from Rush Township: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,420 commuters (the 10% 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.
A place that makes things: 48% of Rush Township’s jobs are in goods
2,060 jobs are based in Rush Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,584 → 2,060. 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 Rush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rush Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,245 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 1,966 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Rush Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Rush Township, and from where
Where Rush Township clocks in
4% 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.
How far it is to work from Rush Township
About 21% 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.
Driving is how Rush Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rush Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #644 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Rush Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,583 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). 0.0% of Rush Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rush Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700, Rush Township comes 3,021st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 66 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,019 | Spencer OK | 3,857 | $60K | 15.1% | 8.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,020 | Newbern TN | 3,222 | $58K | 18.0% | 3.0% | 11% | C |
| 3,021 | Rush Township PA | 3,516 | $76K | 12.0% | 11.2% | 7% | C |
| 3,022 | Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente CA | 3,347 | $86K | 25.2% | 6.7% | 4% | C |
| 3,023 | Nokomis FL | 3,452 | $42K | 11.9% | 5.0% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Rush Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Rush Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Kline Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | – | C | B− | 36 min | $76,392 |
| Delano Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Kline Township | 2% | C− | D | 21 min | $53,125 |
| Ryan Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $91,176 |
| Packer Township | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $77,981 |
Same-state neighbors only. Delano Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rush 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 Rush Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rush Township?
$76,392 (±$20,828) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush Township?
12.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (10%, 8 mi), Tamaqua (4%, 4 mi), West Hazleton (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rush Township walkable?
Rush Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rush Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rush Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush 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.