With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Paris works elsewhere
4% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in Paris report 43 jobs; 318 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Paris itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (13%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paris at work: what stands out
Paris is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Paris, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paris has about 380 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Paris’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Paris is Pittsburgh, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Paris workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Paris
On a workday 317 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Paris on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Paris
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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paris workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 4% 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 places Paris commutes to
Where Paris clocks in
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Paris
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paris, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 43. 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 Paris’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Paris and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Weirton (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paris workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | – | — | — | 30 min | $88,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paris’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 Paris: questions
What is the median household income in Paris?
$88,125 (±$27,127) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paris?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paris?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paris work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (13%, 28 mi), Weirton (7%, 3 mi), Smith Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paris without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paris, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paris
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.