Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Lincoln commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Lincoln has 214 jobs for 471 working residents. Only 2% stay in Lincoln for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (23%, 12 miles). 5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Lincoln: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 462 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Lincoln on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Lincoln’s working residents head each day
Where Lincoln clocks in
23% of workers
6% 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.
Lincoln makes things: 42% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln, 2014 → 2024: 108 → 214. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lincoln’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Lincoln
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 416 commuters (the 5% 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 it is to work from Lincoln
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Lincoln
The biggest share goes to Elizabeth Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | – | — | — | 25 min | $73,750 |
| Elizabeth Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $80,589 |
| Liberty | under 2% | C+ | B | 34 min | $73,786 |
| Clairton | under 2% | D | A | 31 min | $36,538 |
| Glassport | under 2% | C− | A | 26 min | $47,803 |
| Blaine Hill | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Versailles | under 2% | C | A+ | 24 min | $42,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blaine Hill: 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 Lincoln’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 2024, 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 Lincoln: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln?
$73,750 (±$14,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln?
5.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (23%, 12 mi), West Mifflin (6%, 5 mi), McKeesport (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lincoln without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lincoln, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.