Photo: Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. (09/18/1947 - ), Photographer (NARA record: 1105706) · Public domainMuse has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Muse itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (16%, 16 miles). 123 jobs are based in Muse for 1,214 working residents. 22% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Muse
Who leaves Muse for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,212 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Muse on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Where Muse goes to work
Where Muse clocks in
16% 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 Muse: what the 123 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Muse, 2013 → 2023: 172 → 123. 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 Muse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Muse: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Muse workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,001 commuters (the 22% 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.
Where in the region Muse works
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.
Muse and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Muse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muse | – | — | — | 24 min | $80,288 |
| Chartiers Township | under 3% | A | C− | 24 min | $99,777 |
| Southpointe | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Southpointe: 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 Muse’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 Muse: questions
What is the median household income in Muse?
$80,288 (±$32,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Muse?
3.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Muse?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Muse work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (16%, 16 mi), Cecil Township (11%, 2 mi), North Strabane Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Muse without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Muse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Muse
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.