Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Shenango Township (2.5%) is lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). For jobs and income Shenango Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, Shenango Township is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Shenango Township apart on work
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Shenango Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,522, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shenango Township could be anywhere from B to A.
16% of working residents work in New Castle
Where Shenango Township clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
Shenango Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,799 residents head out to work, 332 work right here, and 2,254 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 (0.83 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Shenango Township
2,586 jobs are based in Shenango Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shenango Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,416 → 2,586. 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 Shenango Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Shenango Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shenango Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,256 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.
Miles to work from Shenango Township
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.
In Shenango Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,538 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). 7.2% of Shenango Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shenango Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Shenango Township places 824th of 3,167 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | London Grove Township PA | 9,047 | $176K | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 822 | Groveport OH | 5,818 | $94K | 6.8% | 4.2% | 9% | A− |
| 823 | Jackson Township IN | 5,058 | $90K | 8.6% | 1.0% | 12% | A− |
| 824 | Shenango Township PA | 6,960 | $78K | 4.1% | 2.5% | 11% | A− |
| 825 | Shrewsbury Township PA | 7,158 | $117K | 4.9% | 3.8% | 4% | A− |
| 826 | Longswamp Township PA | 5,716 | $82K | 8.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Shenango Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Shenango Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shenango Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | – | A− | C | 24 min | $77,522 |
| New Castle | 16% | D | A− | 22 min | $42,219 |
| South New Castle | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Slippery Rock Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $78,583 |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Hickory Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $74,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. South New Castle: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Taylor Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Castle. Darker towns draw more of Shenango 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 Shenango Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shenango Township?
$77,522 (±$10,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shenango Township?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shenango Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shenango Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (16%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 39 mi), Neshannock Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shenango Township walkable?
Shenango Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shenango Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shenango Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shenango 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.