With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Nixon works elsewhere
Home is the office for 37% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Nixon has 294 jobs for 588 working residents. Only 1% work in Nixon; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (12%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nixon and work: the main findings
Home offices are common in Nixon
37% of Nixon workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Nixon’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Nixon is Pittsburgh, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (68) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 588 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 23 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nixon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 437 commuters (the 37% 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.
Nixon’s commute, mile by mile
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.
How a workday changes Nixon
On a workday 581 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 287 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Nixon on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The places Nixon commutes to
Where Nixon clocks in
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Nixon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nixon, 2014 → 2024: 168 → 294. 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 Nixon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Nixon: questions
What is the median household income in Nixon?
$138,750 (±$19,154) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nixon?
0.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nixon?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nixon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (12%, 24 mi), Penn Township (6%, 1 mi), Butler Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nixon 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 Nixon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nixon
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.