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Work & commute in Arnold · A commuter town

100% of Arnold’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Arnold for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Rostraver (9%), Washington (5%) and North Union (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 152 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
0%
Less than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
5
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Arnold?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

9% of working residents work in Rostraver

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

North Belle VernonCharleroi: 3 residents work here (2%)Speers: 3 residents work here (2%)Youngwood: 3 residents work here (2%)Monessen: 4 residents work here (3%)Greensburg: 4 residents work here (3%)West Mifflin: 5 residents work here (3%)CentervilleNorth Union: 6 residents work here (4%)Rostraver: 14 residents work here (9%)Carroll: 6 residents work here (4%)East WheatfieldWashington: 7 residents work here (5%)Arnold CityFairhopeRostraverWashingtonNorth UnionCarrollWest MifflinMonessenArnold
1
Rostraver3.8 mi away
9%14
2
Washington0.8 mi away
5%7
3
North Union16.3 mi away
4%6
4
Carroll7 mi away
4%6
5
West Mifflin17.2 mi away
3%5
6
Monessen4 mi away
3%4
7
Greensburg19.9 mi away
3%4
8
Charleroi4.3 mi away
2%3
9
Speers3.1 mi away
2%3
10
Youngwood15.5 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
64%97
The top trips

Where Arnold clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

Arnold quiets down on a workday

On a workday 152 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

152live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night540
Workday390
540live here− 150head out to work+ 5come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Arnold on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Arnold commutes less than 15 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi30 miRostraver: 9% · 3.8 miWashington: 5% · 0.8 miNorth Union: 4% · 16.3 miCarroll: 4% · 7 miWest Mifflin: 3% · 17.2 miMonessen: 3% · 4 miGreensburg: 3% · 19.9 miCharleroi: 2% · 4.3 miSpeers: 2% · 3.1 miYoungwood: 2% · 15.5 miRostraver 9%Washington 5%North Union 4%Carroll 4%West Mifflin 3%Arnold
ArnoldTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi57 residents
39%10–24 mi58 residents
12%25–50 mi18 residents
11%Over 50 mi17 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

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

Jobs based in ArnoldJobs Arnold residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities0%26%
Services: health, schools, offices100%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%30%
Over $3,333 a month20%56%

Who does it

29 or younger40%20%
30 to 5460%46%
55 and older0%34%
−17%

Jobs based in Arnold, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 5. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Arnold

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10

How Arnold ranks on commute time →

Next door

Arnold and the towns next door

Darker towns draw more of Arnold’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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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.

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