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Jobs & commute in Baidland

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Baidland works elsewhere

Baidland has 49 jobs, against 545 working residents. Hardly any work in Baidland itself; outside it, Carroll Township draws the most (9%, 2 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The work figures that set Baidland apart

Baidland is a place people come home to

There are 49 jobs based in Baidland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baidland has about 1,300 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Baidland workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 92 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 545 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Baidland

On a workday 544 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.

544live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
48work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,800
Workday1,300
1,800live here− 540head out to work+ 48come in to work= 1,300on a workday

About 1,300 people are in Baidland on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Baidland: about 38 minutes

A year of commuting
290 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Baidland38 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Baidland workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Baidland gets to work
91%Drive alone
4%Carpool
4%Transit
1%Walk

Share of the 835 commuters (the 7% 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 commute map

The places Baidland commutes to

North RoyaltonNorth CharleroiCharleroi: 16 residents work here (3%)West NewtonNew EagleMonongahela: 19 residents work here (3%)Monessen: 13 residents work here (2%)Washington: 16 residents work here (3%)West MifflinPittsburgh: 29 residents work here (5%)North Strabane Township: 17 residents work here (3%)Rostraver Township: 12 residents work here (2%)Carroll Township: 47 residents work here (9%)Cecil Township: 21 residents work here (4%)Union TownshipFallowfield TownshipPeters Township: 13 residents work here (2%)Jefferson TownshipBaidlandCarroll TownshipPittsburghCecil TownshipMonongahelaNorth Strabane TownshipCharleroiBaidland
1
Carroll Township1.5 mi away
9%47
2
Pittsburgh17.4 mi away
5%29
3
Cecil Township15 mi away
4%21
4
Monongahela1.7 mi away
3%19
53%17
6
Charleroi4.6 mi away
3%16
7
Washington15.4 mi away
3%16
8
Monessen4.6 mi away
2%13
9
Peters Township8.9 mi away
2%13
102%12
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%342
The top trips

Where Baidland clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 35% of the jobs in Baidland

Jobs based in BaidlandJobs Baidland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms35%21%
Trade, transport & utilities2%20%
Services: health, schools, offices63%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%21%
Over $3,333 a month39%65%

Who does it

29 or younger22%20%
30 to 5439%52%
55 and older39%29%
−55%

Jobs based in Baidland, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 49. 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 Baidland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Baidland’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi30 miCarroll Township: 9% · 1.5 miPittsburgh: 5% · 17.4 miCecil Township: 4% · 15 miMonongahela: 3% · 1.7 miNorth Strabane Township: 3% · 10.7 miCharleroi: 3% · 4.6 miWashington: 3% · 15.4 miMonessen: 2% · 4.6 miPeters Township: 2% · 8.9 miRostraver Township: 2% · 8.1 miCarroll Township 9%Pittsburgh 5%Cecil Township 4%Monongahela 3%North Strabane Township 3%Baidland
BaidlandTop destinations (size = commuters)
39%Under 10 mi209 residents
43%10–24 mi229 residents
8%25–50 mi42 residents
11%Over 50 mi57 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Baidland

The biggest share goes to Monongahela (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

New Eagle28 min
Monongahela29 min
Baidland38 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBaidland workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Baidland–——38 min$100,341
New Eagleunder 3%C−B28 min$51,716
Monongahela3%CA−29 min$59,861

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Baidland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Baidland: questions

What is the median household income in Baidland?

$100,341 (±$47,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Baidland?

13.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Baidland?

38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Baidland work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carroll Township (9%, 2 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 17 mi), Cecil Township (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Baidland without a car?

4% 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 Baidland, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Baidland

Baidland home →

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.