Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Summit Township are lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Summit Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C+. Below the poverty line: 7.6% of residents, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Summit Township at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in Summit Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Summit Township fell from 2,227 in 2013 to 1,333 in 2023, −40%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Summit Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Summit Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Summit Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. 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.
Where Summit Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Summit Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #748 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Summit Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($59,028, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Summit Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
In Summit Township, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,333 jobs are based in Summit Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summit Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,227 → 1,333. 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 Summit Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Summit Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,970 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 1,228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Summit Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
12% of working residents work in Butler
Where Summit Township clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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 27 minutes to work from Summit Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summit Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,817 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Summit 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.
Getting around Summit Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Summit Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #650 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,965 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). 5.1% of Summit Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Summit Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Summit Township is 2,379th of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | 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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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,377 | Kitty Hawk NC | 3,670 | $94K | 4.7% | 8.9% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,378 | Laughery Township IN | 5,160 | $60K | 15.9% | 1.6% | 25% | C+ |
| 2,379 | Summit Township PA | 4,308 | $59K | 7.6% | 5.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,380 | Meiners Oaks CA | 3,934 | $70K | 14.6% | 2.9% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,381 | Delshire OH | 3,907 | $91K | 17.4% | 7.7% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | 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 Summit Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Summit Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Butler Township (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summit Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Township | – | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $59,028 |
| Oakland Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 33 min | $74,318 |
| Butler Township | 12% | B− | B | 26 min | $77,381 |
| Jefferson Township | 3% | B | C+ | 31 min | $90,354 |
| Clearfield Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 25 min | $88,095 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summit 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 Summit Township: questions
What is the median household income in Summit Township?
$59,028 (±$17,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summit Township?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summit Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summit Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (12%, 3 mi), Butler Township (12%, 5 mi), Pittsburgh (10%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Summit Township walkable?
Summit Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Summit Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summit Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summit 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.