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The most common industries in Ross Township are: Health care (12.7% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (9.7% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (9.0% of civilian employees). 70.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 69.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care12.7%
(2,096)		5.6%
(487)		20.3%
(1,609)
Professional, scientific, and technical services9.7%
(1,599)		10.9%
(939)		8.3%
(660)
Finance and insurance9.0%
(1,494)		6.7%
(582)		11.5%
(912)
Educational services8.1%
(1,337)		6.0%
(519)		10.3%
(818)
Accommodation and food services6.1%
(1,015)		5.4%
(463)		7.0%
(552)
Construction6.1%
(1,014)		10.6%
(914)		1.3%
(100)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.4%
(392)		2.5%
(216)		2.2%
(176)
Public administration2.4%
(390)		2.9%
(252)		1.7%
(138)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.2%
(356)		2.4%
(208)		1.9%
(148)
Metal and metal products1.9%
(315)		2.7%
(236)		1.0%
(79)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.9%
(311)		1.6%
(137)		2.2%
(174)
Food and beverage stores1.9%
(310)		1.6%
(136)		2.2%
(174)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.8%
(303)		2.1%
(177)		1.6%
(126)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.8%
(292)		1.5%
(126)		2.1%
(166)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.7%
(274)		2.4%
(205)		0.9%
(69)
Social assistance1.6%
(258)		0.3%
(27)		2.9%
(231)
Utilities1.3%
(221)		1.9%
(167)		0.7%
(54)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.3%
(216)		0.7%
(57)		2.0%
(159)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.3%
(214)		2.2%
(188)		0.3%
(26)
Personal and laundry services1.3%
(208)		1.0%
(87)		1.5%
(121)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.2%
(205)		1.3%
(116)		1.1%
(89)
Food1.2%
(196)		1.2%
(103)		1.2%
(93)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.1%
(180)		1.5%
(131)		0.6%
(49)
U. S. Postal service1.1%
(176)		1.1%
(96)		1.0%
(80)
Repair and maintenance1.0%
(172)		1.6%
(142)		0.4%
(30)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.0%
(169)		0.4%
(34)		1.7%
(135)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.0%
(169)		1.2%
(103)		0.8%
(66)
Air transportation1.0%
(161)		1.2%
(105)		0.7%
(56)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.0%
(161)		1.5%
(126)		0.4%
(35)
Machinery0.9%
(145)		1.3%
(116)		0.4%
(29)
Chemicals0.9%
(144)		0.9%
(80)		0.8%
(64)
Computer and electronic products0.8%
(135)		1.4%
(123)		0.2%
(12)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8%
(133)		1.4%
(117)		0.2%
(16)
Truck transportation0.7%
(113)		1.1%
(96)		0.2%
(17)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.7%
(111)		0.7%
(60)		0.6%
(51)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6%
(105)		1.0%
(86)		0.2%
(19)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.6%
(101)		0.5%
(46)		0.7%
(55)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.5%
(85)		0.8%
(72)		0.2%
(13)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.5%
(78)		0.7%
(63)		0.2%
(15)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5%
(77)		0.0%
(0)		1.0%
(77)
Printing and related support activities0.4%
(74)		0.8%
(66)		0.1%
(8)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.4%
(73)		0.6%
(49)		0.3%
(24)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(71)		0.3%
(28)		0.5%
(43)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.4%
(71)		0.3%
(24)		0.6%
(47)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.4%
(69)		0.7%
(62)		0.1%
(7)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.3%
(53)		0.2%
(20)		0.4%
(33)
Other direct selling establishments0.3%
(48)		0.3%
(27)		0.3%
(21)
Private households0.3%
(47)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(47)
Transportation equipment0.3%
(42)		0.4%
(37)		0.1%
(5)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(39)		0.4%
(32)		0.1%
(7)
Music stores0.2%
(36)		0.4%
(36)		0.0%
(0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.2%
(35)		0.2%
(20)		0.2%
(15)
Rail transportation0.2%
(30)		0.3%
(30)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.2%
(30)		0.1%
(12)		0.2%
(18)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(29)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(29)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2%
(27)		0.1%
(8)		0.2%
(19)
Paper0.2%
(25)		0.2%
(18)		0.1%
(7)
Plastics and rubber products0.1%
(24)		0.2%
(19)		0.1%
(5)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(24)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(24)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(21)		0.2%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.1%
(20)		0.1%
(6)		0.2%
(14)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(20)		0.2%
(20)		0.0%
(0)
Warehousing and storage0.1%
(20)		0.2%
(20)		0.0%
(0)
Management of companies and enterprises0.1%
(19)		0.0%
(0)		0.2%
(19)
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores0.1%
(18)		0.1%
(8)		0.1%
(10)
Petroleum and coal products0.1%
(18)		0.2%
(18)		0.0%
(0)
Beverage and tobacco products0.1%
(18)		0.2%
(18)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(13)		0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1%
(12)		0.1%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.1%
(11)		0.1%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(10)		0.1%
(10)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Ross Township

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.7%Males
  • 3.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 8.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.2%Males

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Ross Township:

1.1% (179)
Pennsylvania:

3.1% (172,304)
5:30am:
Ross Township:

1.3% (220)
Pennsylvania:

2.7% (150,168)
6am:
Ross Township:

2.8% (456)
Pennsylvania:

4.4% (245,004)
6:30am:
Ross Township:

7.4% (1,210)
Pennsylvania:

8.6% (478,636)
7am:
Ross Township:

10.2% (1,686)
Pennsylvania:

10.8% (599,808)
7:30am:
Ross Township:

15.7% (2,589)
Pennsylvania:

13.7% (759,372)
8am:
Ross Township:

18.3% (3,018)
Pennsylvania:

14.9% (826,968)
8:30am:
Ross Township:

12.4% (2,039)
Pennsylvania:

10.6% (588,440)
9am:
Ross Township:

6.4% (1,059)
Pennsylvania:

5.5% (304,765)
10am:
Ross Township:

6.8% (1,121)
Pennsylvania:

5.1% (280,812)
11am:
Ross Township:

1.7% (282)
Pennsylvania:

2.1% (114,676)
12pm:
Ross Township:

1.0% (160)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (57,867)
4pm:
Ross Township:

5.5% (911)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (404,775)
>4pm:
Ross Township:

6.5% (1,072)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (408,070)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: +648 (+2.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,236 (19.7%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Ross Township:

1.7% (283)
Pennsylvania:

3.5% (196,492)
5 to 9 minutes:
Ross Township:

7.2% (1,192)
Pennsylvania:

11.1% (615,919)
10 to 14 minutes:
Ross Township:

14.5% (2,383)
Pennsylvania:

14.9% (825,199)
15 to 19 minutes:
Ross Township:

16.5% (2,713)
Pennsylvania:

15.0% (836,006)
20 to 24 minutes:
Ross Township:

21.0% (3,458)
Pennsylvania:

14.1% (782,790)
25 to 29 minutes:
Ross Township:

8.2% (1,343)
Pennsylvania:

5.9% (327,459)
30 to 34 minutes:
Ross Township:

15.1% (2,491)
Pennsylvania:

11.8% (655,811)
35 to 39 minutes:
Ross Township:

3.5% (581)
Pennsylvania:

2.7% (148,906)
40 to 44 minutes:
Ross Township:

2.4% (402)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (187,483)
45 to 59 minutes:
Ross Township:

4.5% (745)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (407,516)
60 to 89 minutes:
Ross Township:

1.6% (256)
Pennsylvania:

4.8% (265,759)
90 or more minutes:
Ross Township:

0.9% (155)
Pennsylvania:

2.6% (142,325)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Ross Township
Means of transportation to work - Pennsylvania
Drove car alone:
Ross Township:

80.2% (13,188)
Pennsylvania:

76.5% (4,247,836)
Carpooled:
Ross Township:

10.1% (1,667)
Pennsylvania:

10.4% (577,364)
Bus or trolley bus:
Ross Township:

4.5% (746)
Pennsylvania:

3.6% (198,036)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Ross Township:

0.1% (15)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (8,214)
Railroad:
Ross Township:

0.0% (7)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (43,455)
Bicycle:
Ross Township:

0.0% (7)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (14,001)
Walked:
Ross Township:

1.6% (269)
Pennsylvania:

4.1% (229,725)
Other means:
Ross Township:

0.6% (103)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (29,805)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Ross Township:

88.8% (13,188)
Pennsylvania:

88.0% (4,247,836)
In 2 person carpool:
Ross Township:

9.7% (1,434)
Pennsylvania:

9.7% (470,174)
In 3 person carpool:
Ross Township:

1.0% (149)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (67,610)
In 4 person carpool:
Ross Township:

0.4% (65)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (22,718)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Ross Township:

0.1% (13)
Pennsylvania:

0.2% (9,833)
In 7+ person carpool:
Ross Township:

0.0% (6)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (7,029)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Ross Township:

70.0% (11,591)
Pennsylvania:

69.7% (3,942,119)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Ross Township:

2.6% (425)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (134,871)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Ross Township:

13.2% (2,179)
Pennsylvania:

10.3% (580,382)
Local government workers:
Ross Township:

5.4% (898)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (326,222)
State government workers:
Ross Township:

1.1% (177)
Pennsylvania:

3.2% (182,232)
Federal government workers:
Ross Township:

2.3% (375)
Pennsylvania:

2.3% (130,634)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Ross Township:

5.2% (867)
Pennsylvania:

6.0% (339,631)
Unpaid family workers:
Ross Township:

0.2% (37)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (17,409)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Ross Township:

71.5% (6,162)
Pennsylvania:

72.1% (2,157,103)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Ross Township:

4.2% (361)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (103,200)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Ross Township:

8.8% (756)
Pennsylvania:

6.3% (187,590)
Local government workers - Males:
Ross Township:

4.7% (406)
Pennsylvania:

4.8% (143,607)
State government workers - Males:
Ross Township:

1.2% (105)
Pennsylvania:

3.1% (91,922)
Federal government workers - Males:
Ross Township:

2.5% (214)
Pennsylvania:

2.5% (73,391)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Ross Township:

7.2% (619)
Pennsylvania:

7.6% (228,618)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Ross Township:

68.5% (5,429)
Pennsylvania:

67.1% (1,785,016)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Ross Township:

0.8% (64)
Pennsylvania:

1.2% (31,671)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Ross Township:

18.0% (1,423)
Pennsylvania:

14.8% (392,792)
Local government workers - Females:
Ross Township:

6.2% (492)
Pennsylvania:

6.9% (182,615)
State government workers - Females:
Ross Township:

0.9% (72)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (90,310)
Federal government workers - Females:
Ross Township:

2.0% (161)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (57,243)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Ross Township:

3.1% (248)
Pennsylvania:

4.2% (111,013)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Ross Township:

0.5% (37)
Pennsylvania:

0.4% (10,060)
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