Work & commute · California

Work & commute in California, PA

Most working residents leave California for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (7%), Washington (4%) and Rostraver (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

161 of 1,514 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,353 California residents head out of town to work, 161 work right here, and 1,774 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in California.

1,353live here, work elsewhere

161live and work here

1,774work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where California goes to work

California (in town)right here

11%161

Pittsburgh26 mi away

7%103

Washington19.2 mi away

4%53

Rostraver9.2 mi away

3%38

North Strabane16.8 mi away

2%36

North Union16.5 mi away

2%30

Speers4.2 mi away

2%27

South Strabane16.3 mi away

2%26

Brownsville3.6 mi away

2%23

South Union16.9 mi away

2%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

66%994

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

How far

How far California commutes

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

28%

36%

21%

14%

28%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

California is balanced between jobs and homes

1.28jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in California are

1,935 jobs are based in California. Here is what they are, next to the jobs California’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in California

1,935 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs California residents hold

1,514 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−26%

Jobs based in California, 2013 → 2023: 2,623 → 1,935. 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.