Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety69#283/924
Economy25#690/925
Housing61#364/925
Health50#463/925
Healthcare71#265/923
Environment48#481/917
Education53#435/925
Infrastructure28#662/925
Community90#89/925
Leisure & amenities40#554/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Hermitage, PA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Drought exposure · low2%
93/100Pennsylvania 26%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Social associations · high15.9 /10k
91/100Pennsylvania 11.9 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Hot days · low3 days
90/100Pennsylvania 7 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Distance to an emergency room · low4.2 mi
88/100Pennsylvania 5.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · high2.2 /10k
86/100Pennsylvania 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high54.0%
86/100Pennsylvania 51.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

New homes permitted · low0.8 /1k
15/100Pennsylvania 2.0 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Adult smoking · high18.7%
16/100Pennsylvania 15.6%United States 16.1%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
High ozone days · high2 days
16/100Pennsylvania 1 daysUnited States 7 days2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · low1.0 /10k
16/100Pennsylvania 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
New business applications · low9.0 /1k
20/100Pennsylvania 12.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · low85.7%
22/100Pennsylvania 89.7%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drug overdose deathsImproving
58.2 /100k (2021) → 11.1 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−81%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
5.6 /1k (2020) → 9.0 /1k (2025)
+62%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
74.6% (2010 & 2021) → 86.7% (2022 & 2024)
+12 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Property crime rateImproving
1,388 /100k (2019) → 831 /100k (2025)
−40%6 yearsUS 2,082 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Drought exposureImproving
9% (2021) → 1% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
−7.9 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
78.3% (2015-2019) → 85.7% (2020-2024)
+7.5 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Hermitage, PA micropolitan area improved on 11 of 21 measures with a comparison and declined on 5. 0 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Overdose deaths−73%41.6 /100k → 11.1 /100k
Firearm deaths−34%18.1 /100k → 12.0 /100k
Unemployment−4.7 points9.5% → 4.8%
Suicides−17%19.9 /100k → 16.6 /100k
New businesses+62%5.6 /1k → 9.0 /1k

Declined5

Grocery stores−25%1.4 /10k → 1.0 /10k
Restaurants−7.7%10.0 /10k → 9.3 /10k
Pharmacies−18%2.7 /10k → 2.2 /10k
Rent burden+2.8 points43.0% → 45.7%
Traffic deaths+9.9%11.7 /100k → 12.8 /100k

All 21 measures

Change of every measure of Hermitage, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.4 /10k2020	3.7 /10k2025	+7.9%	Improved	48%
Average commute time	21.4 min2015-2019	21.7 min2020-2024	+0.4 min	Little change	51%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	+2.9 points	Improved	52%
Broadband subscriptions	78.3%2015-2019	85.7%2020-2024	+7.5 points	Improved	30%
Distance to an airport	54 mi2020	54 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	41.6 /100k2020	11.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−73%	Improved	97%
Firearm deaths	18.1 /100k2020	12.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−34%	Improved	94%
Grocery stores	1.4 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	−25%	Declined	6%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+2.5%	Little change	49%
High school diploma or higher	89.9%2015-2019	91.7%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Improved	55%
Homicide rate	3.6 /100k2020	3.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−17%	Improved	39%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,1402019	$58,8152024	+27%	Improved	19%
New business applications	5.6 /1k2020	9.0 /1k2025	+62%	Improved	72%
Pharmacies	2.7 /10k2020	2.2 /10k2025	−18%	Declined	24%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	+1%	Little change	70%
Public transit commuters	0.2%2015-2019	0.2%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	74%
Rent-burdened households	43.0%2015-2019	45.7%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Declined	34%
Restaurants and bars	10.0 /10k2020	9.3 /10k2025	−7.7%	Declined	17%
Suicide rate	19.9 /100k2020	16.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−17%	Improved	83%
Traffic deaths	11.7 /100k2015-2019	12.8 /100k2020-2024	+9.9%	Declined	45%
Unemployment rate	9.5%2020	4.8%2025	−4.7 points	Improved	91%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Hermitage, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Hermitage, PA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Hermitage, PA micropolitan area itself moved +3.6 points in standing on average over the same 20 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

109,257 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

46,524 households (±489)

Hermitage, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k19%8,763
$25k–50k22%10,381
$50k–75k19%8,628
$75k–100k

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

46,524 households (±489)

Hermitage, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own72%33,679
Rent28%12,845

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

46,032 workers (±870)

Hermitage, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone80%36,623
Carpool6.4%2,947
Public transit0.2%†82

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Hermitage, PA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Hermitage, PA has 2,611 employer establishments, 241 for every 10,000 residents (0.97× the US rate of 248), with 40,948 paid employees at an average annual pay of $47,500. The Census Bureau also counts 6,861 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,611; 6,861 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 241; US 248
Paid employees: 40,948
Average annual pay: $47,500; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Hermitage, PA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	271	25	1.20×About typical	3,006	$67,044	256
Restaurants and other eating places	177	16.3	0.89×About typical	3,260	$18,002	26
Specialty trade contractors	137	12.6	0.82×About typical	951	$64,487	744
Religious organizations	107	9.9	1.78×More than typical	527	$19,490	—
Offices of physicians	106	9.8	1.51×More than typical	1,177	$104,471	39
Offices of other health practitioners	83	7.6	1.26×More than typical	673	$39,516	120
Clothing and accessories stores	81	7.5	2.06×More than typical	1,110	$18,801	65
Full-service restaurants	81	7.5	0.97×About typical	1,733	$19,381	11
Limited-service restaurants	72	6.6	0.83×About typical	1,342	$15,765	11
Automotive repair and maintenance	71	6.5	1.30×More than typical	315	$35,044	114
Construction of buildings	68	6.3	0.83×About typical	259	$55,857	290
Services to buildings and dwellings	63	5.8	0.86×About typical	256	$36,082	415

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 108,556 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $5.7M on contracts performed in Hermitage, PA micropolitan area: $52.83 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $5.7M; −53% vs FY2025
Per resident: $52.83; US $1,994
Sole-source: 16%; US 30%
Single offer: 9.6%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Agricultural Marketing Service$2.6M45%
Department of the Army$756.1K13%
Department of Veterans Affairs$750.9K13%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$748.5K13%
Federal Bureau of Investigation$280.2K4.9%
Federal Acquisition Service$253.3K4.4%
Defense Logistics Agency$160.9K2.8%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$128.6K2.3%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

12.7MFY2017
21.9MFY2018
8.7MFY2019
24.6MFY2020
13.6MFY2021
8.6MFY2022
12.5MFY2023
4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Dairy product manufacturing · 3115$2M35%
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$887.3K16%
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing · 3114$550.3K9.7%
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$523.3K9.2%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$345.4K6.1%
Cutlery and handtool manufacturing · 3322

Largest awards

ADDING ADDITIONAL 1,836 EA MK-124 SIGNAL FLARES$7.5M
COMBINED SYSTEMS INC· Mercer County, PA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Mar 14, 2025 – Feb 26, 2026· W519TC25F0111
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000011225/4100033992/CHEESE CHED YEL SHRED-PKG 6/2 LB$1.5M
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.· Mercer County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 15, 2026 – May 20, 2026· 123J1426C0924
MK-124 SIGNAL, SMOKE AND ILLUMINATION. NSN: 1370-01-550-1355$859.9K
COMBINED SYSTEMS INC· Mercer County, PA· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 15, 2020 – Feb 26, 2026· W52P1J20F0574
JOC-A - GUARANTEED MINIMUM UNDER W15QKN-25-D-A020 - CSS 94073 - REPLACE HVAC RTU - FARRELL, PA (PA027)

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $807.5M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Hermitage, PA micropolitan area: $7,487 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $807.5M; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,487; US $12,955
Loan face value: $15.7M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$519.8M64%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$75.2M9.3%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$57M7.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$54.5M6.8%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$27M3.3%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$16.8M2.1%
93.224 · Health Center Program$10.2M1.3%
14.195 · Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)$8.8M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$25.5M3.2%
HARRISBURG, PA
PRIMARY HEALTH NETWORK$9.6M1.2%
SHARON, PA
MERCER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY$6.9M0.9%
SHARON, PA
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MERCER C$4.7M0.6%
SHARON, PA
THIEL COLLEGE$1.5M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$676.5M84%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$66.1M8.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$25.5M3.2%
Department of Transportation
Health Resources and Services Administration$10.2M1.3%
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner

Assistance by fiscal year

725.9MFY2021
710MFY2022
747.3MFY2023
809.5MFY2024
962.6MFY2025
807.5MFY2026

County aggregates

93%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Hermitage, PA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Mercer CountyCentral county64107,860

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

HermitagePrincipal city16,041

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Areas based in Pennsylvania, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined5

Metro and micro areas like Hermitage, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Hermitage, PA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined5

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought