Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Zelienople (2.5%) is lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Zelienople itself; outside it, Cranberry Township draws the most (12%, 6 miles). For jobs and income Zelienople is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (A−). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Zelienople at work: what stands out
Zelienople workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Zelienople gains people on a workday
About 4,500 people are in Zelienople on a workday afternoon, 20% more than the 3,800 who live here: 2,400 come in to work and 1,600 head out. Day and night ↓
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.
Zelienople’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Zelienople’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($68,110, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Zelienople could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Zelienople’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zelienople workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,589 commuters (the 13% 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 daily flow of workers through Zelienople
On a workday 1,612 residents head out to work, 163 work right here, and 2,377 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Zelienople on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Zelienople to work: where people go
Where Zelienople clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Zelienople works in goods: 30% of its jobs
2,540 jobs are based in Zelienople.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zelienople, 2013 → 2023: 2,284 → 2,540. 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 Zelienople’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Zelienople’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Zelienople
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,830 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). 11.5% of Zelienople households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Zelienople’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Zelienople is 1,125th among 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,123 | Millstadt IL | 3,950 | $91K | 7.4% | 4.3% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,124 | Florida NY | 2,852 | $123K | 6.8% | 4.6% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,125 | Zelienople PA | 3,752 | $68K | 6.3% | 2.5% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,126 | Waterloo WI | 3,600 | $88K | 13.7% | 0.6% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,127 | Milton Township OH | 3,517 | $83K | 9.7% | 2.0% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Zelienople, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Zelienople and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zelienople workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelienople | – | B+ | A− | 31 min | $68,110 |
| Jackson Township | 7% | A | C+ | 26 min | $119,741 |
| Harmony | 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harmony: not graded. Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zelienople’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 Zelienople: questions
What is the median household income in Zelienople?
$68,110 (±$10,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zelienople?
6.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zelienople?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zelienople work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (12%, 6 mi), Pittsburgh (12%, 25 mi), Jackson Township (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Zelienople walkable?
Zelienople is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Zelienople without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zelienople, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zelienople
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.