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Jobs & commute in Rowes Run

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Rowes Run works elsewhere

2 jobs are based in Rowes Run, against 217 working residents. Hardly any stay in Rowes Run for work; outside it, Uniontown is the main destination (8%, 9 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.

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

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Rowes Run in brief

Rowes Run is a place people come home to

There are 2 jobs based in Rowes Run, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rowes Run has about 230 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Rowes Run workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of Rowes Run on a workday

On a workday 217 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

217live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night450
Workday230
450live here− 220head out to work+ 2come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in Rowes Run on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs 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.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Rowes Run: about 31 minutes

A year of commuting
239 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Rowes Run31 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

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

About 2 in 10
How Rowes Run gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 116 commuters (the 17% 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 commute map

Commuting out of Rowes Run: the destinations

Uniontown: 17 residents work here (8%)California: 9 residents work here (4%)Centerville: 4 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 13 residents work here (6%)Mount Pleasant TownshipHempfield Township: 5 residents work here (2%)North Union Township: 14 residents work here (6%)Brownsville Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Rostraver Township: 5 residents work here (2%)South Union Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Redstone Township: 13 residents work here (6%)Franklin TownshipJefferson TownshipRowes RunGrindstoneUniontownNorth Union TownshipPittsburghRedstone TownshipCaliforniaSouth Union TownshipRowes Run
1
Uniontown9 mi away
8%17
26%14
3
Pittsburgh30.9 mi away
6%13
46%13
5
California6.4 mi away
4%9
63%7
8
Hempfield Township22.5 mi away
2%5
9
Rostraver Township11.2 mi away
2%5
10
Centerville7.7 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%124
The top trips

Where Rowes 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

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Rowes Run

Jobs based in Rowes RunJobs Rowes Run residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%26%
Over $3,333 a month100%57%

Who does it

29 or younger50%21%
30 to 5450%48%
55 and older0%31%
−96%

Jobs based in Rowes Run, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 2. 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 Rowes Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rowes Run

10 mi25 mi35 miUniontown: 8% · 9 miNorth Union Township: 6% · 10.1 miPittsburgh: 6% · 30.9 miRedstone Township: 6% · 2.8 miCalifornia: 4% · 6.4 miSouth Union Township: 3% · 10.8 miBrownsville Township: 3% · 3 miHempfield Township: 2% · 22.5 miRostraver Township: 2% · 11.2 miCenterville: 2% · 7.7 miUniontown 8%North Union Township 6%Pittsburgh 6%Redstone Township 6%California 4%Rowes Run
Rowes RunTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi91 residents
19%10–24 mi41 residents
25%25–50 mi53 residents
12%Over 50 mi26 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

The towns around Rowes Run

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Franklin Township26 min
Grindstone28 min
Rowes Run31 min
Jefferson Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownRowes Run workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Rowes Run–——31 min$64,083
Jefferson Townshipunder 2%B−D−34 min$74,844
Grindstoneunder 2%——28 min—
Franklin Townshipunder 2%CC+26 min$57,250

Same-state neighbors only. Grindstone: 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 Rowes 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 Rowes Run: questions

What is the median household income in Rowes Run?

$64,083 (±$25,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Rowes Run?

14.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Rowes Run?

31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Rowes Run work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Uniontown (8%, 9 mi), North Union Township (6%, 10 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Rowes Run

Rowes 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.