Households in Vanport Township have lower incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 16.9%, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Jobs and income earn Vanport Township C; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in Pittsburgh.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Vanport Township apart on work
Vanport Township is where the jobs are
Vanport Township has 1,628 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,300 people are in town, 85% more than the 1,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Vanport Township makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in Vanport Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Vanport Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Vanport Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Vanport Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Vanport Township residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Vanport Township. 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; with 552 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Vanport Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Vanport Township is better than 29% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Vanport Township’s grade up (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($41,310, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Vanport Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Vanport Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Vanport Township
On a workday 527 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 1,603 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Vanport Township on a workday afternoon, 85% more than live here.
2.9 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.
Vanport Township makes things: 62% of its jobs are in goods
1,628 jobs are based in Vanport Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vanport Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,800 → 1,628. 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 Vanport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Vanport Township: where workers come from
Where Vanport Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Vanport Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vanport Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 490 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Vanport 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.
Vanport Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vanport Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% 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 543 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% 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). 6.0% of Vanport Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vanport Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Vanport Township ranks 2,792nd of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,790 | Milford Township PA | 1,454 | $69K | 11.2% | 2.6% | 3% | C |
| 2,791 | Nicholson Township PA | 1,650 | $65K | 9.1% | 2.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,792 | Vanport Township PA | 1,260 | $41K | 16.9% | 3.8% | 5% | C |
| 2,793 | Wausaukee WI | 1,138 | $69K | 7.5% | 3.7% | 4% | C |
| 2,794 | Corvallis MT | 1,227 | $78K | 12.9% | 4.3% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Vanport Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Vanport Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Beaver (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vanport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanport Township | – | C | A− | 25 min | $41,310 |
| Brighton Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
| Beaver | 5% | B | A+ | 24 min | $81,156 |
| Potter Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Industry | under 2% | B− | B− | 28 min | $75,694 |
Same-state neighbors only. Potter Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vanport 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 Vanport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vanport Township?
$41,310 (±$8,954) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vanport Township?
16.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vanport Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vanport Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (6%, 25 mi), Center Township (6%, 3 mi), Beaver (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vanport Township walkable?
Vanport Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 17.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vanport Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vanport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vanport 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.