St. Vincent Archabbey Gristmill · Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Unity Township (5.8%) is higher than in 72% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C+: better than 44% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #745 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability B: more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns · #468 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Household incomes here are higher than in 50% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). About one in five work in Unity Township; the top destination outside it is Hempfield Township (11%, 8 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 Unity Township
What’s behind Unity Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Unity Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #745 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Unity Township’s grade up (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Unity Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 7,665 residents head out to work, 1,584 work right here, and 7,407 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 (0.97 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.
11% of working residents work in Hempfield Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Unity Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 8,991 jobs in Unity Township are
8,991 jobs are based in Unity Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Unity Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Unity Township, 2013 → 2023: 9,022 → 8,991. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Unity Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,139 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.
Half of Unity Township commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Unity Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Unity Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #468 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Unity Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,224 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.4% of Unity Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Unity Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Unity Township is 1,263rd of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Unity Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 13 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 33 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 1,261 | South Rock Island Township IL | 18,056 | $70K | 12.4% | 6.0% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,262 | Traverse City MI | 15,832 | $74K | 12.3% | 5.2% | 45% | C+ |
| 1,263 | Unity Township PA | 21,196 | $75K | 11.2% | 5.8% | 17% | C+ |
| 1,264 | Frankfort IN | 16,837 | $57K | 12.9% | 3.0% | 34% | C+ |
| 1,265 | Alsip IL | 18,483 | $67K | 12.1% | 8.9% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
23% of Unity Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hempfield Township (11%). Darker towns draw more of Unity Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Unity Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Township | – | C+ | B | 23 min | $75,448 |
| Hempfield Township | 11% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $82,705 |
| Derry Township | 4% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $66,156 |
| Latrobe | 7% | C | A | 18 min | $56,318 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $80,293 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 1% | C+ | C | 26 min | $68,131 |
| Ligonier Township | under 2% | B | B | 26 min | $76,569 |
| Cook Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 32 min | $70,875 |
| Crabtree | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crabtree: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Unity Township: questions
What is the median household income in Unity Township?
$75,448 (±$6,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Unity Township?
11.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Unity Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Unity Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hempfield Township (11%, 8 mi), Greensburg (7%, 7 mi), Latrobe (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Unity Township walkable?
Unity Township is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Unity 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 Unity Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Unity 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.