Great Conewago Presbyterian Church · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Unemployment in Straban Township (2.3%) is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Straban Township; the top destination outside it is Gettysburg (10%, 5 miles). For jobs and income Straban Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+). At 27 minutes each way, commutes from Straban Township run about the Pennsylvania average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Straban Township stands out on work
How Straban Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Straban Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Straban Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,919 residents head out to work, 170 work right here, and 3,446 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,500 people are in Straban Township on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Straban Township
Where Straban Township clocks in
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Straban Township
3,616 jobs are based in Straban Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Straban Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,250 → 3,616. 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 Straban Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Straban Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,753 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Straban Township commutes less than 15 miles
About 18% 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.
Few in Straban Township walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,997 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 42% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.2% of Straban Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Straban Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,040th of 3,692: where Straban Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 35 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 70 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,038 | Waterloo WI | 3,600 | $88K | 13.7% | 0.6% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,039 | Milton Township OH | 3,517 | $83K | 9.7% | 2.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,040 | Straban Township PA | 4,968 | $88K | 7.1% | 2.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,041 | Twin Lakes WI | 6,338 | $86K | 6.0% | 4.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,042 | Redding Township IN | 5,325 | $86K | 6.3% | 2.1% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | 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 Straban Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
17% of Straban Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Straban Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straban Township | – | B+ | B+ | 27 min | $88,438 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | B | C | 30 min | $90,833 |
| Cumberland Township | 5% | B | B | 24 min | $83,021 |
| Tyrone Township | 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $77,460 |
| Reading Township | under 2% | A− | D | 33 min | $95,417 |
| Gettysburg | 10% | C | A+ | 16 min | $54,365 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | B− | C | 26 min | $89,276 |
| Mount Joy Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 29 min | $93,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gettysburg. Darker towns draw more of Straban 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 Straban Township: questions
What is the median household income in Straban Township?
$88,438 (±$14,109) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Straban Township?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Straban Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Straban Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gettysburg (10%, 5 mi), Cumberland Township (5%, 7 mi), Hanover (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Straban Township walkable?
Straban Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Straban Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Straban Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Straban 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.