White Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
White Township has 110 jobs; 588 of its residents have a job. The two grades for White Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: White Township in brief
White Township is a place people come home to
There are 110 jobs based in White Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White Township has about 810 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
White Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside White Township is Pittsburgh, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (49) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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 588 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind White Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, White Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds White Township’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (27.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: White 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, White Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
The daily flow of workers through White Township
On a workday 584 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in White Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from White 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.
8% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where White Township clocks in
8% 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.
White Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 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 White Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long White Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 496 commuters (the 16% 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.
Most of White Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 592 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 under 0.1 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). 7.7% of White Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How White Township ranks: 3,029th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,027 | Eustace TX | 1,143 | $68K | 12.9% | 0.8% | 13% | C |
| 3,028 | Seward NY | 1,588 | $87K | 16.4% | 5.4% | 1% | C |
| 3,029 | White Township PA | 1,290 | $56K | 27.5% | 1.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,030 | Springville WI | 1,305 | $63K | 9.7% | 3.2% | 3% | C |
| 3,031 | Fifth Street TX | 1,453 | $29K | 49.3% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 White Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
10% of White Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Beaver Falls (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Township | – | C | C | 22 min | $56,136 |
| Patterson Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| Beaver Falls | 6% | C− | A+ | 21 min | $49,924 |
| West Mayfield | under 3% | B− | B+ | 26 min | $54,731 |
| Chippewa Township | 4% | A− | C | 33 min | $94,806 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White 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 White Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Township?
$56,136 (±$14,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Township?
27.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (8%, 30 mi), Beaver Falls (6%, 1 mi), Moon Township (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White Township walkable?
White Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White 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.