Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSouth Pymatuning Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 429 jobs in South Pymatuning Township, against 1,251 working residents. South Pymatuning Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. 6% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in South Pymatuning Township
South Pymatuning Township makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in South Pymatuning Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs South Pymatuning Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
A lot of South Pymatuning Township works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders South Pymatuning Township: Hermitage (22%), Sharpsville (6%) and Pymatuning Township (3%). Next door ↓
The jobs in South Pymatuning Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in South Pymatuning Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 56% of the jobs South Pymatuning Township residents hold. 94% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside South Pymatuning Township. The jobs ↓
South Pymatuning Township empties out on a workday
About 1,700 people are in South Pymatuning Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 2,600 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 400 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: South Pymatuning Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Pymatuning Township is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #421 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.7%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($77,614, 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, South Pymatuning Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
South Pymatuning Township works in goods: 51% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Pymatuning Township, 2014 → 2024: 468 → 429. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Pymatuning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
South Pymatuning Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,225 residents head out to work, 26 work right here, and 403 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in South Pymatuning Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
22% of working residents work in Hermitage
Where South Pymatuning Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 trip to work from South Pymatuning Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of South Pymatuning Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,183 commuters (the 6% 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 commute from South Pymatuning Township, by distance
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
South Pymatuning Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Pymatuning Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #853 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,265 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). 5.9% of South Pymatuning Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of South Pymatuning Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500, South Pymatuning Township ranks 1,123rd of 5,083 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
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| 62 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 76 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,121 | Holland MA | 2,577 | $92K | 5.9% | 3.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,122 | Sangerfield NY | 2,249 | $92K | 4.2% | 3.5% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,123 | South Pymatuning Township PA | 2,566 | $78K | 4.7% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,124 | Elizabeth Lake CA | 1,840 | $120K | 5.8% | 9.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,125 | Raintree Plantation MO | 2,047 | $78K | 7.3% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 South Pymatuning Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
33% of South Pymatuning Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hermitage (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Pymatuning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pymatuning Township | – | B+ | C | 22 min | $77,614 |
| Clark | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Pymatuning Township | 3% | C+ | C− | 23 min | $54,574 |
| Sharpsville | 6% | C− | B+ | 20 min | $51,439 |
| Hermitage | 22% | B− | C | 20 min | $70,052 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clark: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Pymatuning 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 2024, 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 South Pymatuning Township: questions
What is the median household income in South Pymatuning Township?
$77,614 (±$10,348) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Pymatuning Township?
4.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Pymatuning Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Pymatuning Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hermitage (22%, 7 mi), Sharon (7%, 6 mi), Sharpsville (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is South Pymatuning Township walkable?
South Pymatuning Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Pymatuning Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Pymatuning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Pymatuning Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.