Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Pittsburg
24% of workers work from home, next to 17% for New Hampshire as a whole. About one in five work in Pittsburg; the top destination outside it is Colebrook (14%, 19 miles). The average commute takes 38 minutes each way, next to 27 for New Hampshire and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pittsburg stands out on work
Pittsburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 27 across New Hampshire. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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 304 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Pittsburg: about 38 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsburg workers work from home, vs 17% across New Hampshire. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across New Hampshire: 87% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pittsburg
About 33% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
How many people are in Pittsburg by day
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 204 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 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.
The places Pittsburg commutes to
Where Pittsburg clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
What Pittsburg’s employers do
256 jobs are based in Pittsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsburg, 2013 → 2023: 244 → 256. 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 Pittsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Pittsburg
The biggest share goes to Canaan (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg | – | — | — | 38 min | $58,250 |
| Clarksville | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clarksville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittsburg’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 Pittsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Pittsburg?
$58,250 (±$21,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,031 across New Hampshire and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittsburg?
4.8%, against 7.2% across New Hampshire and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsburg?
38 minutes each way on average, against 27 across New Hampshire and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsburg work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Colebrook (14%, 19 mi), Stewartstown (13%, 15 mi), Canaan (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pittsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsburg
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.