Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of West Alexander commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
23 jobs are based in West Alexander, against 273 working residents. Hardly any work in West Alexander itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (16%, 15 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: West Alexander in brief
West Alexander is a place people come home to
There are 23 jobs based in West Alexander, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Alexander has about 240 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Alexander 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 273 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
West Alexander quiets down on a workday
On a workday 271 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in West Alexander on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Each way, about 31 minutes from West Alexander
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Alexander workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 11% 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 towns that employ West Alexander’s residents
Where West Alexander clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in West Alexander
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Alexander, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 23. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Alexander’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far West Alexander goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 2024, 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 West Alexander: questions
What is the median household income in West Alexander?
$84,773 (±$18,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Alexander?
1.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Alexander?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Alexander work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (16%, 15 mi), Chartiers Township (6%, 17 mi), North Strabane Township (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Alexander without a car?
0% 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 West Alexander, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Alexander
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.