With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairhope works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Fairhope itself; outside it, Rostraver Township draws the most (13%, 4 miles). 206 jobs are based in Fairhope for 408 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fairhope apart
About 20 minutes each way for Fairhope’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairhope workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 commuters (the 13% 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 daily flow of workers through Fairhope
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Fairhope on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Commuting out of Fairhope: the destinations
Where Fairhope clocks in
13% of workers
3% 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.
What Fairhope’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairhope, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 206. 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 Fairhope’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Fairhope goes to work
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.
How Fairhope compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairhope workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhope | – | — | — | 20 min | $37,014 |
| Fayette City | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Naomi | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Arnold City | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fayette City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Naomi and Arnold City: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairhope’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 Fairhope: questions
What is the median household income in Fairhope?
$37,014 (±$10,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairhope?
21.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairhope?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairhope work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rostraver Township (13%, 4 mi), Monessen (3%, 4 mi), Charleroi (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairhope without a car?
0% 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 Fairhope, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairhope
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.