Most of Sheffield Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Sheffield Township grades D for jobs and income and C for walkability. 326 jobs are based in Sheffield Township, and 759 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sheffield Township apart
What’s behind Sheffield Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Sheffield Township is better than 8% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Sheffield Township’s grade up (15.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 4% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Sheffield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Sheffield Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
From Sheffield Township, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheffield Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 629 commuters (the 8% 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.
In and out of Sheffield Township on a workday
On a workday 654 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 221 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Sheffield Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
26% of working residents work in Warren
Where Sheffield Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 34% of the jobs in Sheffield Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheffield Township, 2013 → 2023: 367 → 326. 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 Sheffield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Sheffield Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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.
Most of Sheffield Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sheffield Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Sheffield 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 685 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). 7.9% of Sheffield Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sheffield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400, Sheffield Township comes 5,281st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 38 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,279 | Otego Township IL | 1,382 | $54K | 18.2% | 3.0% | 6% | D |
| 5,280 | Bethel Township MI | 1,466 | $63K | 28.7% | 2.2% | 1% | D |
| 5,281 | Sheffield Township PA | 1,755 | $58K | 15.8% | 0.0% | 14% | D |
| 5,282 | Cohoe AK | 1,598 | $64K | 17.7% | 11.2% | — | D |
| 5,283 | Brilliant OH | 1,213 | $44K | 16.2% | 4.3% | 3% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Sheffield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Sheffield Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Mead Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sheffield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Township | – | D | C | 20 min | $58,042 |
| Mead Township | 2% | D | C | 21 min | $54,076 |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Howe Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wetmore Township | 1% | C+ | D | 22 min | $82,988 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cherry Grove Township and Howe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sheffield 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 Sheffield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sheffield Township?
$58,042 (±$14,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheffield Township?
15.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheffield Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheffield Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warren (26%, 12 mi), Conewango Township (7%, 17 mi), Erie (4%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sheffield Township walkable?
Sheffield Township is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sheffield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sheffield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheffield 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.