With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sturgeon works elsewhere
Sturgeon has 77 jobs; 783 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Sturgeon for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (21%, 13 miles). A typical one-way commute from Sturgeon lasts 23 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sturgeon, in a few figures
A workday in Sturgeon: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 781 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Sturgeon on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Commuting out of Sturgeon: the destinations
Where Sturgeon clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sturgeon, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 77. 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 Sturgeon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Sturgeon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sturgeon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 613 commuters (the 21% 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 Sturgeon’s workers travel
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.
Sturgeon and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sturgeon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon | – | — | — | 23 min | $114,592 |
| Noblestown | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| McDonald | under 2% | B+ | A | 26 min | $65,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Noblestown: 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 Sturgeon’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 Sturgeon: questions
What is the median household income in Sturgeon?
$114,592 (±$76,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sturgeon?
1.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sturgeon?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sturgeon work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (21%, 13 mi), North Fayette Township (9%, 3 mi), Findlay Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sturgeon without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sturgeon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sturgeon
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.