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Jobs & commute in Taylorstown

Taylorstown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Taylorstown has 7 jobs, and 100 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Taylorstown for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (12%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Taylorstown: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night180
Workday83
180live here− 100head out to work+ 7come in to work= 83on a workday

About 83 people are in Taylorstown on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Taylorstown goes to work

ClaysvilleCanonsburg: 2 residents work here (2%)Washington: 12 residents work here (12%)CaliforniaPittsburgh: 5 residents work here (5%)West LibertyMoon Township: 4 residents work here (4%)North Strabane Township: 6 residents work here (6%)Canton Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Donegal TownshipCecil Township: 6 residents work here (6%)South Strabane Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Buffalo Township: 6 residents work here (6%)Chartiers Township: 9 residents work here (9%)Jefferson TownshipTaylorstownWashingtonChartiers TownshipNorth Strabane TownshipCecil TownshipBuffalo TownshipPittsburghTaylorstown
1
Washington7.5 mi away
12%12
29%9
36%6
4
Cecil Township15 mi away
6%6
5
Buffalo Township1.9 mi away
6%6
6
Pittsburgh29.2 mi away
5%5
75%5
8
Moon Township26.2 mi away
4%4
9
Canton Township5.4 mi away
4%4
10
Canonsburg12.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%41
The top trips

Where Taylorstown clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Taylorstown makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in TaylorstownJobs Taylorstown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms43%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices57%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less43%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%27%
Over $3,333 a month57%60%

Who does it

29 or younger29%18%
30 to 5443%49%
55 and older29%33%
−91%

Jobs based in Taylorstown, 2014 → 2024: 77 → 7. 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 Taylorstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Taylorstown: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
187 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Taylorstown24 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
18%

of Taylorstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Taylorstown gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 76 commuters (the 18% 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Taylorstown

10 mi25 mi35 miWashington: 12% · 7.5 miChartiers Township: 9% · 9.7 miNorth Strabane Township: 6% · 13.3 miCecil Township: 6% · 15 miBuffalo Township: 6% · 1.9 miPittsburgh: 5% · 29.2 miSouth Strabane Township: 5% · 10.6 miMoon Township: 4% · 26.2 miCanton Township: 4% · 5.4 miCanonsburg: 2% · 12.9 miWashington 12%Chartiers Township 9%North Strabane Township 6%Cecil Township 6%Buffalo Township 6%Taylorstown
TaylorstownTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi38 residents
34%10–24 mi34 residents
21%25–50 mi21 residents
6%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Taylorstown: questions

What is the median household income in Taylorstown?

$72,222 (±$15,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Taylorstown?

2.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Taylorstown?

24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Taylorstown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 8 mi), Chartiers Township (9%, 10 mi), North Strabane Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Taylorstown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Taylorstown, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Taylorstown

Taylorstown home →

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.