Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Shaler Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 4,046 jobs in Shaler Township; 13,988 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Shaler Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 5% work in Shaler Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (36%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Shaler Township apart on work
A lot of Shaler Township works one town over
44% of working residents work in a town that borders Shaler Township: Pittsburgh (36%), Ross Township (4%) and Hampton Township (2%). Next door ↓
Most Shaler Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Shaler Township is a place people come home to
There are 4,046 jobs based in Shaler Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shaler Township has about 17,000 people in it, 37% 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.
The four measures behind Shaler Township’s grade
Job access by car holds Shaler Township’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shaler Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The commute from Shaler 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.
Shaler Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 13,232 residents head out to work, 756 work right here, and 3,290 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Shaler Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Shaler Township’s working residents head each day
Where Shaler Township clocks in
36% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Shaler Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shaler Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,421 → 4,046. 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 Shaler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Shaler Township spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shaler Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,218 commuters (the 18% 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.
Most trips from Shaler Township start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 14,828 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 58% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 2.6% of Shaler Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Shaler Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Shaler Township is 507th of 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 505 | Bergenfield NJ | 28,754 | $130K | 7.1% | 6.2% | 5% | A− |
| 506 | Center Township IN | 31,974 | $79K | 5.1% | 3.1% | 22% | A− |
| 507 | Shaler Township PA | 26,833 | $96K | 6.4% | 4.3% | 5% | A− |
| 508 | Richmond West FL | 35,593 | $102K | 10.5% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 509 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill WA | 23,047 | $185K | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Shaler Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
44% of Shaler Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shaler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaler Township | – | A− | B+ | 23 min | $95,654 |
| Etna | under 2% | C | A+ | 30 min | $53,654 |
| Millvale | under 2% | B− | A+ | 19 min | $72,778 |
| Hampton Township | 2% | A+ | C+ | 27 min | $134,156 |
| Ross Township | 4% | A− | A− | 24 min | $92,642 |
| Allison Park | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pittsburgh | 36% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Reserve Township | under 2% | A− | A | 24 min | $81,724 |
| O'Hara Township | 2% | A | A− | 24 min | $117,276 |
| Sharpsburg | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 25 min | $59,228 |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison Park: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Shaler 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 Shaler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shaler Township?
$95,654 (±$6,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shaler Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shaler Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shaler Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (36%, 6 mi), McCandless Township (4%, 5 mi), Ross Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shaler Township walkable?
Shaler Township is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shaler Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shaler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shaler 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.