Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Koppel has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 512 people come in to work
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Koppel report 514 jobs, and 274 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Koppel for work; outside it, Cranberry Township is the main destination (8%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Koppel in brief
Koppel makes and builds things
80% of the jobs based in Koppel are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Koppel residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Koppel is where the jobs are
Koppel has 514 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Koppel pay better than its residents’ jobs
82% of the jobs based in Koppel pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 62% of the jobs Koppel residents hold. 100% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Koppel. 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 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
80% of the jobs in Koppel make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Koppel, 2013 → 2023: 371 → 514. 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 Koppel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Koppel
On a workday 272 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 930 people are in Koppel on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Koppel’s workers come from
Where Koppel clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
How long Koppel spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Koppel workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 14% 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 Koppel 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 Koppel compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Big Beaver (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Koppel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koppel | – | — | — | 23 min | $76,250 |
| Big Beaver | 3% | B+ | C | 30 min | $71,678 |
| North Sewickley Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $76,663 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Koppel’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 Koppel: questions
What is the median household income in Koppel?
$76,250 (±$20,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Koppel?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Koppel?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Koppel work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (8%, 14 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 33 mi), Beaver Falls (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Koppel 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 Koppel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Koppel
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.