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Work & commute · Braddock

Work & commute in Braddock, PA

Most working residents leave Braddock for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (41%), Monroeville (4%) and West Mifflin (2%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
3%
22 of 670 working residents
Typical commute
6 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
1%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 648 Braddock residents head out of town to work, 22 work right here, and 616 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Braddock.

648live here, work elsewhere
22live and work here
616work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Braddock goes to work

RankinBraddockHomesteadTurtle CreekSwissvaleNorth BraddockForest HillsMcKeesportWhite OakWest MifflinMonroevillePlumPittsburghRobinsonNorth HuntingdonO'HaraWilkinsPittsburghMonroevilleWest MifflinHomesteadRobinsonForest HillsMcKeesportO'HaraTurtle CreekBraddock
1
Pittsburgh6.2 mi away
41%273
2
Monroeville5.9 mi away
4%27
3
Braddock (in town)right here
3%22
4
West Mifflin3.6 mi away
2%13
5
Homestead2.2 mi away
2%11
6
Robinson14.5 mi away
2%11
7
Forest Hills1.8 mi away
1%10
8
McKeesport4.3 mi away
1%10
9
O'Hara6.6 mi away
1%10
10
Turtle Creek2.5 mi away
1%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%274

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

How far

How far Braddock commutes

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

73%Under 10 mi
18%10–24 mi
2%25–50 mi
7%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Braddock is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Braddock are

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

Jobs based in Braddock

638 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)37%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)38%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Braddock residents hold

670 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)73%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%
Over $3,333 a month39%
−60%

Jobs based in Braddock, 2013 → 2023: 1,581 → 638. 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.

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