Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Smith Township (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Smith Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Smith Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (11%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Smith Township at work: what stands out
Smith Township trades workers with the towns around it
Smith Township has about as many jobs (1,629) as working residents (1,769), but they are mostly different people: 1,563 residents leave for work each day while 1,423 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Smith Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Smith Township makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Smith Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Smith Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Smith Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Smith Township went from 1,084 in 2013 to 1,629 in 2023, +50%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Smith Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Smith Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #504 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Smith Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Smith Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Smith Township
On a workday 1,563 residents head out to work, 206 work right here, and 1,423 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 (0.92 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.
Smith Township makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
1,629 jobs are based in Smith Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smith Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,084 → 1,629. 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 Smith Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Smith Township work
Where Smith Township clocks in
11% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smith Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,682 commuters (the 19% 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.
The distance from Smith Township to work
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.
For most of Smith Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Smith Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #719 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Smith 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 2,088 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). 10.9% of Smith Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Smith Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Smith Township next to U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,700: 1,473rd of 4,195 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 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 71 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,471 | Lake Park NC | 3,609 | $66K | 8.0% | 3.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,472 | London Township MI | 3,006 | $81K | 4.5% | 5.2% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,473 | Smith Township PA | 4,205 | $73K | 11.3% | 1.5% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,474 | Hyde Park VT | 2,958 | $84K | 5.9% | 1.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,475 | Sewickley PA | 3,729 | $101K | 8.1% | 7.0% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,195 | 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 Smith Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Smith Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smith Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Township | – | B+ | C+ | 30 min | $73,452 |
| Robinson Township | under 3% | B | B− | 27 min | $82,700 |
| Hanover Township | under 3% | B | C− | 32 min | $81,875 |
| Cross Creek Township | under 3% | C | D | 35 min | $68,098 |
| Midway | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 3% | A | C− | 27 min | $94,485 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 32 min | $73,229 |
Same-state neighbors only. Midway: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smith 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 Smith Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smith Township?
$73,452 (±$16,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smith Township?
11.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smith Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smith Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 22 mi), Findlay Township (5%, 9 mi), Robinson Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smith Township walkable?
Smith Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Smith Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smith Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smith 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.