Most of West Pittsburg commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in West Pittsburg itself; outside it, New Castle draws the most (18%, 4 miles). There are 56 jobs in West Pittsburg for 321 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in West Pittsburg: the gist
West Pittsburg is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in West Pittsburg, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Pittsburg has about 640 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Pittsburg and New Castle trade workers both ways
New Castle is the top workplace for West Pittsburg residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in West Pittsburg come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 321 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through West Pittsburg
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in West Pittsburg on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The towns that employ West Pittsburg’s residents
Where West Pittsburg clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
What West Pittsburg’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Pittsburg, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 56. 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 Pittsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
West Pittsburg’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Pittsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 351 commuters (the 10% 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 West Pittsburg 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.
West Pittsburg and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Pittsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Pittsburg | – | — | — | 22 min | $44,510 |
| North Beaver Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $70,828 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Pittsburg’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 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 Pittsburg: questions
What is the median household income in West Pittsburg?
$44,510 (±$10,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Pittsburg?
10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Pittsburg?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Pittsburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Castle (18%, 4 mi), Shenango Township (10%, 4 mi), Neshannock Township (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Pittsburg without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Pittsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Pittsburg
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.