Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Scott Township top those of 67% of U.S. towns
For 27% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%). 7.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 6% stay in Scott Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (31%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Scott Township: the gist
Scott Township trades workers with the towns around it
Scott Township has about as many jobs (8,552) as working residents (7,803), but they are mostly different people: 7,315 residents leave for work each day while 8,064 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Scott Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Scott Township works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Scott Township: Pittsburgh (31%), Collier Township (3%) and Green Tree (2%). Next door ↓
Most Scott Township residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Scott Township draws workers from far and wide
The 8,552 jobs in Scott Township are filled from a wide area. Scott Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Scott Township
27% of Scott Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Scott Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Scott Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #302 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Scott Township could be anywhere from B to A.
A workday in Scott Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,315 residents head out to work, 488 work right here, and 8,064 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The commute from Scott Township, by distance
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.
Where people from Scott Township work
Where Scott Township clocks in
31% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Scott Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scott Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,418 commuters (the 27% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Scott Township
8,552 jobs are based in Scott Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,700 → 8,552. 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 Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Scott Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,833 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 44% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Scott Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Scott Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Scott Township ranks: 651st of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 649 | Springfield Township OH | 12,262 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.1% | 5% | A− |
| 650 | Monroe Township OH | 16,696 | $79K | 7.2% | 2.1% | 12% | A− |
| 651 | Scott Township PA | 16,838 | $89K | 7.4% | 3.6% | 6% | A− |
| 652 | West Deptford Township NJ | 22,681 | $94K | 6.9% | 4.4% | 10% | A− |
| 653 | Lindenhurst IL | 14,810 | $131K | 4.1% | 6.7% | 3% | A− |
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| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Scott Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 36% of Scott Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | A− | A | 23 min | $89,404 |
| Mount Lebanon | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Collier Township | 3% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $101,824 |
| Upper St. Clair Township | under 3% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $163,409 |
| Carnegie | under 3% | B | A+ | 25 min | $67,656 |
| Heidelberg | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 22 min | $67,829 |
| Pittsburgh | 31% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Bridgeville | under 3% | C+ | A | 25 min | $59,981 |
| Green Tree | 2% | A | A | 22 min | $92,422 |
| Rosslyn Farms | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosslyn Farms: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Scott 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 Scott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scott Township?
$89,404 (±$6,024) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
7.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (31%, 6 mi), Robinson Township (3%, 6 mi), Moon Township (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scott Township walkable?
Scott Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scott Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 44% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott 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.