Photo: User:Nyttend · Public domainFallston draws 232 commuters a day, with 2.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Fallston; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (9%, 27 miles). 232 jobs are based in Fallston for 99 working residents. For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fallston: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 99 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 380 people are in Fallston on a workday afternoon, 54% more 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.
The towns that send workers to Fallston
Where Fallston clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Fallston: what the 232 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fallston, 2013 → 2023: 277 → 232. 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 Fallston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Fallston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fallston workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Fallston 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.
The towns next door employ 10% of Fallston
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fallston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallston | – | — | — | 29 min | $73,906 |
| Bridgewater | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Patterson Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| Brighton Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $115,250 |
| New Brighton | 7% | C+ | A | 26 min | $52,939 |
| Rochester Township | under 3% | B | D | 27 min | $60,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bridgewater: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Brighton. Darker towns draw more of Fallston’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 Fallston: questions
What is the median household income in Fallston?
$73,906 (±$17,896) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fallston?
11.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fallston?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fallston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 27 mi), New Brighton (7%, 1 mi), Beaver (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fallston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fallston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fallston
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.