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Jobs & commute in Connoquenessing

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Connoquenessing works elsewhere

Employers in Connoquenessing report 84 jobs, against 308 working residents. Hardly any work in Connoquenessing itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (13%, 26 miles). 24% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Connoquenessing, in a few figures

Connoquenessing’s biggest commute is a long one

The top workplace outside Connoquenessing is Pittsburgh, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (41) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓

Connoquenessing is a place people come home to

There are 84 jobs based in Connoquenessing, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Connoquenessing has about 590 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

A lot of Connoquenessing works from home

24% of Connoquenessing workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 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 308 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · How far

How far it is to work from Connoquenessing

10 mi25 mi30 miPittsburgh: 13% · 26.2 miButler Township: 10% · 5.3 miCranberry Township: 9% · 8.8 miConnoquenessing Township: 7% · 3.1 miButler: 6% · 6.9 miJackson Township: 6% · 5.5 miSummit Township: 2% · 9.9 miZelienople: 2% · 6.8 miPenn Township: 2% · 5.1 miMcCandless Township: 2% · 16.5 miPittsburgh 13%Butler Township 10%Cranberry Township 9%Connoquenessing Township 7%Butler 6%Connoquenessing
ConnoquenessingTop destinations (size = commuters)
46%Under 10 mi142 residents
26%10–24 mi80 residents
20%25–50 mi62 residents
7%Over 50 mi23 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.

Day and night

In and out of Connoquenessing on a workday

On a workday 307 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.

307live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
83work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday590
810live here− 310head out to work+ 83come in to work= 590on a workday

About 590 people are in Connoquenessing on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.27jobs 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 trip to work from Connoquenessing: about 27 minutes

A year of commuting
208 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Connoquenessing27 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
24%

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

About 2 in 10
How Connoquenessing gets to work
94%Drive alone
3%Carpool
<1%Transit
1%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 236 commuters (the 24% 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

Commuting out of Connoquenessing: the destinations

SaxonburgNew BrightonConnoquenessingZelienople: 5 residents work here (2%)Butler: 17 residents work here (6%)Pittsburgh: 41 residents work here (13%)Jackson Township: 17 residents work here (6%)Butler Township: 31 residents work here (10%)Summit Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Penn Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Hopewell TownshipCenter TownshipCranberry Township: 29 residents work here (9%)McCandless Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Adams TownshipConnoquenessing Township: 21 residents work here (7%)Forward TownshipPittsburghButler TownshipCranberry TownshipConnoquenessing TownshipButlerJackson TownshipConnoquenessing
1
Pittsburgh26.2 mi away
13%41
2
Butler Township5.3 mi away
10%31
39%29
47%21
5
Butler6.9 mi away
6%17
6
Jackson Township5.5 mi away
6%17
7
Summit Township9.9 mi away
2%6
8
Zelienople6.8 mi away
2%5
9
Penn Township5.1 mi away
2%5
102%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%131
The top trips

Where Connoquenessing 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

73% of the jobs in Connoquenessing pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in ConnoquenessingJobs Connoquenessing residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms27%23%
Trade, transport & utilities23%21%
Services: health, schools, offices50%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less4%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%20%
Over $3,333 a month73%66%

Who does it

29 or younger12%22%
30 to 5456%50%
55 and older32%29%
−40%

Jobs based in Connoquenessing, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 84. 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 Connoquenessing’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Connoquenessing

The biggest share goes to Connoquenessing Township (7%).

Connoquenessing Township: 7% of workers work hereForward Township: few work hereConnoquenessing TownshipForward TownshipConnoquenessing
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Connoquenessing Township27 min
Connoquenessing27 min
Forward Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownConnoquenessing workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Connoquenessing–——27 min$108,750
Connoquenessing Township7%BC27 min$85,369
Forward Townshipunder 2%A+D31 min$107,386

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

Darker towns draw more of Connoquenessing’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 Connoquenessing: questions

What is the median household income in Connoquenessing?

$108,750 (±$24,502) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Connoquenessing?

12.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Connoquenessing?

27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Connoquenessing work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (13%, 26 mi), Butler Township (10%, 5 mi), Cranberry Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Connoquenessing without a car?

<1% 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 Connoquenessing, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Connoquenessing

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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.