Photo: 0scillati0ons at English Wikipedia · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Renfrew
Hardly any work in Renfrew; the top destination outside it is Butler (6%, 5 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. The Census job records count 47 working residents of Renfrew and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Renfrew
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Renfrew on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Renfrew work
Where Renfrew clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Working from home in Renfrew
of Renfrew workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 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.
How many miles Renfrew commutes
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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 Renfrew: questions
What is the poverty rate in Renfrew?
0.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Renfrew work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (6%, 5 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 25 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Renfrew without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 52% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Renfrew, from the people who make the trip.
More of Renfrew
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.