Gilfillan Farm · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Upper St. Clair Township are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh. Below the poverty line: 2.5% of residents, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. Upper St. Clair Township grades A+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Upper St. Clair Township stands out on work
A lot of Upper St. Clair Township works from home
31% of Upper St. Clair Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Upper St. Clair Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Upper St. Clair Township
73% of Upper St. Clair Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Upper St. Clair Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
31% of Upper St. Clair Township works in Pittsburgh
2,814 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 9.3 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Upper St. Clair Township itself. The commute map ↓
Upper St. Clair Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,110 jobs in Upper St. Clair Township are filled from a wide area. Upper St. Clair Township’s own residents hold 12% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 Upper St. Clair Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Household income is its strongest input ($163,409, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper St. Clair Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Commuting from Upper St. Clair Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper St. Clair Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,914 commuters (the 31% 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.
What the 6,110 jobs in Upper St. Clair Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper St. Clair Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,931 → 6,110. 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 Upper St. Clair Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Upper St. Clair Township clocks in
31% of workers
3% 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 workday in Upper St. Clair Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 8,454 residents head out to work, 747 work right here, and 5,363 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Upper St. Clair Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.66 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.
How far Upper St. Clair Township’s workers travel
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.
Upper St. Clair Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper St. Clair Township is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #324 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper St. Clair 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 10,037 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 4.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 3.8% of Upper St. Clair Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Upper St. Clair Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000, Upper St. Clair Township ranks 149th of 1,931 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 9 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 147 | Hartland Township MI | 16,108 | $109K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 9% | A+ |
| 148 | Cascade Township MI | 20,201 | $136K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 14% | A+ |
| 149 | Upper St. Clair Township PA | 20,466 | $163K | 2.5% | 3.5% | 8% | A+ |
| 150 | Five Forks SC | 18,656 | $142K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 151 | Idylwood VA | 17,559 | $120K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Upper St. Clair Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Upper St. Clair Township
The biggest share goes to Bethel Park (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper St. Clair Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper St. Clair Township | – | A+ | A− | 29 min | $163,409 |
| South Fayette Township | 2% | A+ | C+ | 28 min | $124,112 |
| Bridgeville | under 2% | C+ | A | 25 min | $59,981 |
| Scott Township | 2% | A− | A | 23 min | $89,404 |
| Bethel Park | 3% | A | A | 27 min | $107,090 |
| Peters Township | 2% | A+ | B− | 30 min | $145,979 |
| Mount Lebanon | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper St. Clair 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 Upper St. Clair Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper St. Clair Township?
$163,409 (±$12,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper St. Clair Township?
2.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper St. Clair Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper St. Clair Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (31%, 9 mi), Cecil Township (4%, 6 mi), Bethel Park (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper St. Clair Township walkable?
Upper St. Clair Township is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper St. Clair Township without a car?
5% 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 Upper St. Clair Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper St. Clair 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.