Carnegie Free Library Of Braddock · Photo: Christopher Rolinson · CC BY 3.0 usBraddock’s household incomes are lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). Below the poverty line: 27.5% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Braddock C; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Braddock stands out on work
Most Braddock residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
41% of Braddock works in Pittsburgh
273 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 6.2 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Braddock itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Braddock than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Braddock fell from 1,581 in 2013 to 638 in 2023, −60%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 670 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Braddock’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Braddock is better than 25% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Braddock’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($37,813, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (33.6%) is left out: Braddock’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Braddock could be anywhere from C− to C+.
Short hops and long hauls from Braddock
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.
41% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Braddock clocks in
41% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 Braddock, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
638 jobs are based in Braddock.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braddock, 2013 → 2023: 1,581 → 638. 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 Braddock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Braddock, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 648 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 616 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 (0.95 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.
Commuting from Braddock: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braddock workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 572 commuters (the 1% 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.
Braddock is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Braddock is among the most walkable U.S. towns. Both inputs place Braddock near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 577 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% 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). 28.7% of Braddock households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 22% of Braddock’s commuters take a bus or train.
Braddock next to U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200: 3,477th of 5,381 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,475 | Colorado City CO | 1,615 | $45K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 14% | C |
| 3,476 | Glenmoor OH | 1,590 | $74K | 20.4% | 6.8% | 1% | C |
| 3,477 | Braddock PA | 1,647 | $38K | 27.5% | 33.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,478 | Kershaw SC | 2,038 | $69K | 15.0% | 1.6% | 7% | C |
| 3,479 | Cave Township IL | 1,649 | $63K | 11.2% | 7.2% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Braddock, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Braddock
The biggest share goes to West Mifflin (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braddock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock | – | C | A+ | 31 min | $37,813 |
| North Braddock | under 2% | D | A+ | 31 min | $34,564 |
| Rankin | under 2% | C | A+ | 29 min | $48,145 |
| West Mifflin | 2% | B− | A | 26 min | $76,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braddock’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 Braddock: questions
What is the median household income in Braddock?
$37,813 (±$16,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braddock?
27.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braddock?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braddock work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (41%, 6 mi), Monroeville (4%, 6 mi), West Mifflin (2%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Braddock walkable?
Braddock is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.0 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Braddock without a car?
22% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braddock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braddock
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.