West Mahoning Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 21 jobs in West Mahoning Township, against 374 working residents. The two grades for West Mahoning Township are D− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Measured by household income, West Mahoning Township is behind 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Mahoning Township: the figures worth knowing
West Mahoning Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in West Mahoning Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Mahoning Township has about 960 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Mahoning Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of West Mahoning Township works from home
29% of West Mahoning Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: West Mahoning Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, West Mahoning Township is better than 5% of U.S. towns. Household income holds West Mahoning Township’s grade up ($55,156, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (30.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (4.2%) is left out: West Mahoning 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, West Mahoning Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Who works in West Mahoning Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 373 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in West Mahoning Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 39 minutes each way for West Mahoning Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Mahoning Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 253 commuters (the 29% 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.
10% of working residents work in White Township
Where West Mahoning Township clocks in
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.
In West Mahoning Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Mahoning Township, 2014 → 2024: 40 → 21. 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 West Mahoning Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from West Mahoning Township
About 29% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
In West Mahoning Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Mahoning Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 20.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 356 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). 56.0% of West Mahoning Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of West Mahoning Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, and where West Mahoning Township sits
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 33 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 4,900 | Irishtown Township IL | 1,050 | $52K | 19.4% | 12.2% | 1% | D− |
| 4,901 | North Mahoning Township PA | 1,319 | $55K | 20.6% | 4.1% | 2% | D− |
| 4,902 | West Mahoning Township PA | 1,309 | $55K | 30.5% | 4.2% | <1% | D− |
| 4,903 | Saucier MS | 1,014 | $50K | 31.8% | 7.8% | 1% | D− |
| 4,904 | Huachuca City AZ | 1,583 | $51K | 20.2% | 3.7% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 West Mahoning Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How West Mahoning Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to East Mahoning Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Mahoning Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Mahoning Township | – | D− | B+ | 39 min | $55,156 |
| North Mahoning Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 28 min | $55,469 |
| South Mahoning Township | 2% | D | B | 29 min | $61,786 |
| Porter Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 39 min | $63,603 |
| East Mahoning Township | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Porter Township and East Mahoning Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Mahoning 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in West Mahoning Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Mahoning Township?
$55,156 (±$12,048) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Mahoning Township?
30.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Mahoning Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Mahoning Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (10%, 16 mi), Indiana (6%, 18 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Mahoning Township walkable?
West Mahoning Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 20% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Mahoning Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 56% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Mahoning Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Mahoning Township
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. 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.