Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Worth Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Worth Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). There are 138 jobs in Worth Township; 602 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Worth Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (12%, 40 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Worth Township stands out on work
Worth Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Worth Township is Pittsburgh, 40 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (73) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Worth Township is a place people come home to
There are 138 jobs based in Worth Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Worth Township has about 890 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Worth Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 602 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Worth Township
The poverty rate holds Worth Township’s grade up (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($68,611, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (10.2%) is left out: Worth 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, Worth Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
How many miles Worth Township commutes
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.
Who commutes out of Worth Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 590 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Worth Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The trip to work from Worth Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Worth Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 548 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.
The places Worth Township commutes to
Where Worth Township clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
67% of the jobs in Worth Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Worth Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 138. 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 Worth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Worth Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 624 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). 1.5% of Worth Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Worth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Worth Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800: 1,769th of 5,400 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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| 12 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,767 | Victor Township MN | 1,064 | $88K | 8.9% | 0.4% | 1% | B− |
| 1,768 | Wright NY | 1,519 | $86K | 7.0% | 2.6% | 2% | B− |
| 1,769 | Worth Township PA | 1,357 | $69K | 7.1% | 10.2% | 2% | B− |
| 1,770 | Morenci AZ | 1,673 | $70K | 3.5% | 4.0% | 64% | B− |
| 1,771 | St. Ansgar IA | 1,168 | $76K | 5.4% | 2.8% | 20% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | 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 Worth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Worth Township
The biggest share goes to Slippery Rock Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Worth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Township | – | B− | C− | 32 min | $68,611 |
| Muddy Creek Township | under 2% | B | B− | 30 min | $83,346 |
| Slippery Rock Township | 6% | D | B+ | 25 min | $56,556 |
| West Liberty | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brady Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $78,977 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Liberty: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Worth 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 Worth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Worth Township?
$68,611 (±$15,385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Worth Township?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Worth Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Worth Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (12%, 40 mi), Butler (6%, 15 mi), Slippery Rock Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Worth Township walkable?
Worth Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Worth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Worth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Worth 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.