Baldwin has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 3,161 jobs in Baldwin for 10,093 working residents. For jobs and income Baldwin is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (A−). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Baldwin, in brief
Much of Baldwin works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Baldwin: Pittsburgh (34%), Whitehall (4%) and West Mifflin (3%). Next door ↓
Most Baldwin residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Baldwin empties out on a workday
About 14,000 people are in Baldwin on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 21,000 who live here: 9,800 head out to work and 2,800 come in. 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.
How Baldwin earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Baldwin could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Baldwin’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.
Who works in Baldwin, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 9,750 residents head out to work, 343 work right here, and 2,818 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Baldwin on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
34% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Baldwin clocks in
34% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
In Baldwin, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baldwin, 2013 → 2023: 3,493 → 3,161. 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 Baldwin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Baldwin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baldwin workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,379 commuters (the 16% 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.
In Baldwin, walking beats the bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,159 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 44% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.6% of Baldwin households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Baldwin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,931 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 28,000, Baldwin comes 643rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 9 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 641 | Martha Lake WA | 22,634 | $124K | 8.3% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 642 | Florham Park NJ | 14,456 | $159K | 8.7% | 5.4% | 8% | A− |
| 643 | Baldwin PA | 20,516 | $81K | 9.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A− |
| 644 | Prairie Township OH | 16,899 | $74K | 8.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A− |
| 645 | Lower Allen Township PA | 21,254 | $92K | 7.6% | 3.3% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,931 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Baldwin, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Baldwin and its neighbors: 48% work next door
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (34%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baldwin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | – | A− | A− | 26 min | $80,983 |
| Pittsburgh | 34% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| Whitehall | 4% | B+ | A | 29 min | $89,404 |
| Pleasant Hills | 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $102,167 |
| West Mifflin | 3% | B− | A | 26 min | $76,563 |
| Brentwood | 2% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $68,904 |
| Bethel Park | 3% | A | A | 27 min | $107,090 |
| South Park Township | under 2% | A | A− | 29 min | $101,102 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baldwin’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 Baldwin: questions
What is the median household income in Baldwin?
$80,983 (±$7,079) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baldwin?
9.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baldwin?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baldwin work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (34%, 4 mi), Whitehall (4%, 3 mi), West Mifflin (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Baldwin walkable?
Baldwin is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 12.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Baldwin without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 44% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baldwin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baldwin
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.