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Jobs & commute in Webster

Webster has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Webster report 8 jobs, against 103 working residents. Hardly any stay in Webster for work; outside it, Rostraver Township is the main destination (14%, 3 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.

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

Day and night

How many people are in Webster by day

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night65
Workday0
65live here− 100head out to work+ 8come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Webster on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs 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

Out of Webster to work: where people go

Charleroi: 4 residents work here (4%)Speers: 2 residents work here (2%)DonoraMonongahelaMonessen: 4 residents work here (4%)West Mifflin: 2 residents work here (2%)Jefferson Hills: 2 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 11 residents work here (11%)Hempfield TownshipRostraver Township: 14 residents work here (14%)Carroll Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Donegal TownshipCranberry Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Forward Township: 3 residents work here (3%)WebsterRostraver TownshipPittsburghCharleroiMonessenCarroll TownshipCranberry TownshipWebster
114%14
2
Pittsburgh18.3 mi away
11%11
3
Charleroi4.6 mi away
4%4
4
Monessen3.3 mi away
4%4
5
Carroll Township4.3 mi away
3%3
6
Cranberry Township38.2 mi away
3%3
73%3
8
Speers5.1 mi away
2%2
9
West Mifflin11.8 mi away
2%2
10
Jefferson Hills8.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%55
The top trips

Where Webster 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

Webster works in goods: 88% of its jobs

Jobs based in WebsterJobs Webster residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms88%18%
Trade, transport & utilities13%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month63%62%

Who does it

29 or younger100%17%
30 to 540%61%
55 and older0%22%
−95%

Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 8. 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 Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Webster

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Webster gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 31 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 far

The commute from Webster, by distance

10 mi25 mi45 miRostraver Township: 14% · 2.9 miPittsburgh: 11% · 18.3 miCharleroi: 4% · 4.6 miMonessen: 4% · 3.3 miCarroll Township: 3% · 4.3 miCranberry Township: 3% · 38.2 miForward Township: 3% · 4 miSpeers: 2% · 5.1 miWest Mifflin: 2% · 11.8 miJefferson Hills: 2% · 8.7 miRostraver Township 14%Pittsburgh 11%Charleroi 4%Monessen 4%Carroll Township 3%Webster
WebsterTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi38 residents
41%10–24 mi42 residents
9%25–50 mi9 residents
14%Over 50 mi14 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

Next door to Webster

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownWebster workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Webster–————
Donoraunder 2%DA31 min$39,544

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

Darker towns draw more of Webster’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 Webster: questions

What is the poverty rate in Webster?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Webster work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rostraver Township (14%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (11%, 18 mi), Charleroi (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Webster

Webster 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.