Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Frisco
Working residents average 22 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 2% work in Frisco itself; outside it, Cranberry Township draws the most (6%, 13 miles). There are 374 jobs in Frisco, and 375 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Frisco: the figures worth knowing
Frisco makes and builds things
80% of the jobs based in Frisco are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Frisco residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Frisco pay better than its residents’ jobs
79% of the jobs based in Frisco pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 62% of the jobs Frisco residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Frisco. 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 375 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Frisco makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frisco, 2013 → 2023: 152 → 374. 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 Frisco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Frisco on a workday afternoon
On a workday 369 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 368 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 (1.00 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.
The towns that employ Frisco’s residents
Where Frisco clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Frisco
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frisco workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Frisco
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.
10% of Frisco works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to North Sewickley Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frisco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco | – | — | — | 22 min | $78,214 |
| North Sewickley Township | 5% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $76,663 |
| Wurtemburg | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Ellport | under 3% | B+ | B | 26 min | $74,625 |
| Perry Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 23 min | $86,576 |
| Ellwood City | 5% | B− | A− | 24 min | $67,138 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wurtemburg: 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 Frisco’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 Frisco: questions
What is the median household income in Frisco?
$78,214 (±$7,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frisco?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frisco?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frisco work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (6%, 13 mi), North Sewickley Township (5%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frisco 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 Frisco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frisco
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.