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Jobs & commute in Pine Run

Pine Run has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Employers in Pine Run report 78 jobs; 253 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Pine Run for work; outside it, Cranberry Township is the main destination (14%, 7 miles).

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

What stands out

Work in Pine Run, in a few figures

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Getting to work from Pine Run takes about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
215 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pine Run28 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Pine Run gets to work
62%Drive alone
38%Carpool

Share of the 509 commuters (the 0% 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.

Day and night

In and out of Pine Run on a workday

On a workday 247 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.

247live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
72work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,100
Workday890
1,100live here− 250head out to work+ 72come in to work= 890on a workday

About 890 people are in Pine Run on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs 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

Where Pine Run goes to work

FreedomConwayAmbridge: 7 residents work here (3%)AliquippaEconomy: 6 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 21 residents work here (8%)Robinson Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Moon Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Neshannock TownshipPenn TownshipBrighton TownshipCenter Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Cranberry Township: 35 residents work here (14%)New Sewickley Township: 18 residents work here (7%)McCandless Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Findlay Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Rochester TownshipPine RunCranberry TownshipPittsburghNew Sewickley TownshipAmbridgeRobinson TownshipMoon TownshipPine Run
114%35
2
Pittsburgh22 mi away
8%21
37%18
4
Ambridge6.6 mi away
3%7
5
Robinson Township16.7 mi away
3%7
6
Moon Township12.3 mi away
3%7
7
Economy4.1 mi away
2%6
8
Center Township4.1 mi away
2%6
92%6
10
Findlay Township14.5 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%134
The top trips

Where Pine Run clocks in

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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Pine Run

Jobs based in Pine RunJobs Pine Run residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices100%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%24%
Over $3,333 a month54%64%

Who does it

29 or younger9%26%
30 to 5460%49%
55 and older31%25%
−15%

Jobs based in Pine Run, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 78. 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 Pine Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Pine Run

10 mi25 mi30 miCranberry Township: 14% · 7.2 miPittsburgh: 8% · 22 miNew Sewickley Township: 7% · 3.3 miAmbridge: 3% · 6.6 miRobinson Township: 3% · 16.7 miMoon Township: 3% · 12.3 miEconomy: 2% · 4.1 miCenter Township: 2% · 4.1 miMcCandless Township: 2% · 13.4 miFindlay Township: 2% · 14.5 miCranberry Township 14%Pittsburgh 8%New Sewickley Township 7%Ambridge 3%Robinson Township 3%Pine Run
Pine RunTop destinations (size = commuters)
47%Under 10 mi118 residents
38%10–24 mi97 residents
6%25–50 mi16 residents
9%Over 50 mi22 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

How Pine Run compares with the towns next door

Freedom: few work hereFreedomPine Run
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownPine Run workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pine Run–——28 min$77,386
Freedomunder 3%B−B31 min$74,327

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pine Run’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 Pine Run: questions

What is the median household income in Pine Run?

$77,386 (±$33,592) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pine Run?

22.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pine Run?

28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pine Run work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cranberry Township (14%, 7 mi), Pittsburgh (8%, 22 mi), New Sewickley Township (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pine Run 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 Pine Run, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pine Run

Pine Run home →

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.