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Jobs & commute in Coulter

Most of Coulter commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

13 jobs are based in Coulter, against 85 working residents. Hardly any stay in Coulter for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (28%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).

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

13 jobs based here
Household income
$35K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
23.7%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
8.5%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
30 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 85 working residents
Work from home
11%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Coulter on a workday afternoon

On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

85live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday160
240live here− 85head out to work+ 13come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Coulter on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.15jobs 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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Coulter’s residents

Irwin: 2 residents work here (2%)Green Tree: 2 residents work here (2%)McKeesport: 4 residents work here (5%)White Oak: 3 residents work here (4%)Jefferson Hills: 4 residents work here (5%)Monroeville: 4 residents work here (5%)PlumPittsburgh: 24 residents work here (28%)Robinson Township: 2 residents work here (2%)North Versailles Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Hempfield TownshipNorth Huntingdon Township: 6 residents work here (7%)Richland TownshipWest Deer TownshipRostraver TownshipSouth Versailles TownshipMenallen TownshipElizabeth TownshipCoulterGreenockPittsburghNorth Huntingdon TownshipMcKeesportJefferson HillsMonroevilleWhite OakCoulter
1
Pittsburgh13.6 mi away
28%24
2
North Huntingdon Township3.8 mi away
7%6
3
McKeesport3.9 mi away
5%4
4
Jefferson Hills7.8 mi away
5%4
5
Monroeville8.9 mi away
5%4
6
White Oak2.7 mi away
4%3
7
Irwin5.3 mi away
2%2
8
Green Tree15.9 mi away
2%2
9
Robinson Township20.9 mi away
2%2
10
North Versailles Township5.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%32
The top trips

Where Coulter clocks in

28% of workers
13.6 mi awayPittsburgh24 Coulter residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
3.8 mi awayNorth Huntingdon Township6 Coulter residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
3.9 mi awayMcKeesport4 Coulter residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

In Coulter, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in CoulterJobs Coulter residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%9%
Trade, transport & utilities8%20%
Services: health, schools, offices54%71%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%8%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%24%
Over $3,333 a month54%68%

Who does it

29 or younger38%7%
30 to 5423%53%
55 and older38%40%
+333%

Jobs based in Coulter, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 13. 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 Coulter’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 30 minutes from Coulter

A year of commuting
232 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Coulter30 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Coulter gets to work
87%Drive alone
3%Carpool
9%Walk

Share of the 86 commuters (the 11% 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.

How far

Half of Coulter commutes less than 13 miles

10 mi25 mi30 miPittsburgh: 28% · 13.6 miNorth Huntingdon Township: 7% · 3.8 miMcKeesport: 5% · 3.9 miJefferson Hills: 5% · 7.8 miMonroeville: 5% · 8.9 miWhite Oak: 4% · 2.7 miIrwin: 2% · 5.3 miGreen Tree: 2% · 15.9 miRobinson Township: 2% · 20.9 miNorth Versailles Township: 2% · 5.3 miPittsburgh 28%North Huntingdon Township 7%McKeesport 5%Jefferson Hills 5%Monroeville 5%Coulter
CoulterTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi28 residents
52%10–24 mi44 residents
4%25–50 mi3 residents
12%Over 50 mi10 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

Work in the towns next to Coulter

The biggest share goes to North Huntingdon Township (7%).

Elizabeth Township: few work hereGreenock: few work hereNorth Huntingdon Township: 7% of workers work hereElizabeth TownshipGreenockNorth Huntingdon TownshipCoulter
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

North Huntingdon Township29 min
Elizabeth Township30 min
Coulter30 min
Greenock33 min
Elizabeth Townshipunder 3% of CoulterGreenockunder 3% of CoulterNorth Huntingdon Township7% of Coulter works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownCoulter workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Coulter–——30 min$35,313
Elizabeth Townshipunder 3%A−C+30 min$80,589
Greenockunder 3%——33 min—
North Huntingdon Township7%A−B−29 min$101,200

Same-state neighbors only. Greenock: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Coulter’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 Coulter: questions

What is the median household income in Coulter?

$35,313 (±$12,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Coulter?

23.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Coulter?

30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Coulter work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (28%, 14 mi), North Huntingdon Township (7%, 4 mi), McKeesport (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Coulter without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Coulter, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.