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Jobs & commute in Noblestown

Noblestown has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. There are 76 jobs in Noblestown for 385 working residents. Hardly any work in Noblestown itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (20%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

76 jobs based here
Household income
$109K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
0.5%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
0.0%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
25 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
<1%
1 of 385 working residents
Work from home
23%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Work and commuting in Noblestown, in brief

2jobs for every ten working residents
★ What stands out · Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Noblestown

On a workday 384 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.

384live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
75work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night620
Workday310
620live here− 380head out to work+ 75come in to work= 310on a workday

About 310 people are in Noblestown on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Noblestown to work: where people go

OakdaleGreen Tree: 8 residents work here (2%)ChurchillBethel ParkMonroevillePittsburgh: 78 residents work here (20%)Robinson Township: 17 residents work here (4%)Moon Township: 20 residents work here (5%)North Strabane TownshipRostraver TownshipRobinson TownshipCecil Township: 10 residents work here (3%)South Franklin TownshipMarshall Township: 8 residents work here (2%)Cranberry Township: 11 residents work here (3%)Findlay Township: 30 residents work here (8%)South Fayette Township: 12 residents work here (3%)North Fayette Township: 40 residents work here (10%)SturgeonNoblestownPittsburghNorth Fayette TownshipFindlay TownshipMoon TownshipRobinson TownshipSouth Fayette TownshipNoblestown
1
Pittsburgh12.3 mi away
20%78
2
North Fayette Township2.1 mi away
10%40
3
Findlay Township7.1 mi away
8%30
4
Moon Township7.9 mi away
5%20
5
Robinson Township5.6 mi away
4%17
6
South Fayette Township2.1 mi away
3%12
7
Cranberry Township22.3 mi away
3%11
8
Cecil Township5.8 mi away
3%10
9
Green Tree7.9 mi away
2%8
10
Marshall Township17.9 mi away
2%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%151
The top trips

Where Noblestown clocks in

20% of workers
12.3 mi awayPittsburgh78 Noblestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
2.1 mi awayNorth Fayette Township40 Noblestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
7.1 mi awayFindlay Township30 Noblestown residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Noblestown

Jobs based in NoblestownJobs Noblestown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms42%11%
Trade, transport & utilities12%17%
Services: health, schools, offices46%72%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%15%
Over $3,333 a month59%71%

Who does it

29 or younger24%23%
30 to 5447%56%
55 and older29%21%
+7%

Jobs based in Noblestown, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 76. 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 Noblestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Noblestown, about 25 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
195 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Noblestown25 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
23%

of Noblestown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Noblestown gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 244 commuters (the 23% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Noblestown

10 mi25 mi30 miPittsburgh: 20% · 12.3 miNorth Fayette Township: 10% · 2.1 miFindlay Township: 8% · 7.1 miMoon Township: 5% · 7.9 miRobinson Township: 4% · 5.6 miSouth Fayette Township: 3% · 2.1 miCranberry Township: 3% · 22.3 miCecil Township: 3% · 5.8 miGreen Tree: 2% · 7.9 miMarshall Township: 2% · 17.9 miPittsburgh 20%North Fayette Township 10%Findlay Township 8%Moon Township 5%Robinson Township 4%Noblestown
NoblestownTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi194 residents
39%10–24 mi151 residents
4%25–50 mi15 residents
6%Over 50 mi25 residents

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.

Next door

Noblestown and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to South Fayette Township (3%).

Sturgeon: few work hereOakdale: few work hereSouth Fayette Township: 3% of workers work hereSturgeonOakdaleSouth Fayette TownshipNoblestown
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Sturgeon23 min
Noblestown25 min
Oakdale26 min
South Fayette Township28 min
Sturgeonunder 3% of NoblestownOakdaleunder 3% of NoblestownSouth Fayette Township3% of Noblestown works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownNoblestown workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Noblestown–——25 min$108,582
Sturgeonunder 3%——23 min—
Oakdaleunder 3%A−B+26 min$93,036
South Fayette Township3%A+C+28 min$124,112

Same-state neighbors only. Sturgeon: 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 Noblestown’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Noblestown: questions

What is the median household income in Noblestown?

$108,582 (±$75,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Noblestown?

0.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Noblestown?

25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Noblestown work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (20%, 12 mi), North Fayette Township (10%, 2 mi), Findlay Township (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Noblestown without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Noblestown, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Noblestown

Noblestown home →
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RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.