Photo: Andrew Bardwell Camera location41° 32′ 39.6″ N, 80° 31′ 07.8″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 41.544333; -80.518833 · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of West Shenango Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in West Shenango Township report 17 jobs for 167 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, 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
The workday shuffle in and out of West Shenango Township
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in West Shenango Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
10% of working residents work in South Shenango Township
Where West Shenango Township clocks in
10% 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.
In West Shenango Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Shenango Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 17. 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 Shenango Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from West Shenango Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Shenango Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of West Shenango Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 20% 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.
Work next door: 10% of West Shenango Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Shenango Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Shenango Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $58,750 |
| South Shenango Township | 10% | C− | D− | 33 min | $67,434 |
| Greene Township | under 3% | C− | C | 24 min | $75,147 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to South Shenango Township. Darker towns draw more of West Shenango 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 Shenango Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Shenango Township?
$58,750 (±$16,125) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Shenango Township?
9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Shenango Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Shenango Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Shenango Township (10%, 3 mi), Vernon Township (6%, 16 mi), Greenville (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Shenango Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Shenango Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Shenango 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.