Photo: Sxenko · CC BY 3.0Where Stewart Township earns its living
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Only 5% work in Stewart Township itself; outside it, Henry Clay Township draws the most (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Stewart Township
Commuting from Stewart Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stewart Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 258 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who leaves Stewart Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 210 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 (0.81 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.
Commuting out of Stewart Township: the destinations
Where Stewart Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
A place that makes things: 57% of Stewart Township’s jobs are in goods
223 jobs are based in Stewart Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stewart Township, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 223. 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 Stewart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Stewart Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 15% 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.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Stewart Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stewart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $58,750 |
| Wharton Township | 10% | C+ | B | 21 min | $71,667 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | D | D | 29 min | $56,667 |
| Henry Clay Township | 13% | C− | B | 28 min | $78,056 |
| Dunbar Township | under 2% | C | C− | 25 min | $60,917 |
| Lower Turkeyfoot Township | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lower Turkeyfoot Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Henry Clay Township. Darker towns draw more of Stewart 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 Stewart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stewart Township?
$58,750 (±$17,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stewart Township?
10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stewart Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stewart Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Henry Clay Township (13%, 7 mi), Wharton Township (10%, 10 mi), Morgantown (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stewart 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 Stewart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stewart 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.