Work & commute · Pittsburg

Work & commute in Pittsburg, KS

49% of Pittsburg’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Frontenac (7%), Girard (3%) and Joplin (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

49%

3,844 of 7,856 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,012 Pittsburg residents head out of town to work, 3,844 work right here, and 7,179 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pittsburg.

4,012live here, work elsewhere

3,844live and work here

7,179work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pittsburg goes to work

Pittsburg (in town)right here

49%3,844

Frontenac3.1 mi away

7%512

Girard10.4 mi away

3%238

Joplin, MO25.8 mi away

3%238

Wichita146.4 mi away

3%231

Fort Scott28.6 mi away

2%167

Parsons31.6 mi away

2%163

Baker4.1 mi away

1%107

Topeka124.4 mi away

1%101

Overland Park101.9 mi away

1%93

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%2,162

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Pittsburg commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

59%

10%

23%

59%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pittsburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Pittsburg are

11,023 jobs are based in Pittsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pittsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pittsburg

11,023 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Pittsburg residents hold

7,856 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+5%

Jobs based in Pittsburg, 2013 → 2023: 10,547 → 11,023. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.