Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, PA

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (10%), Washington (7%) and Smith (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14 of 658 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

42 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 644 Independence residents head out of town to work, 14 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

644live here, work elsewhere

14live and work here

69work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

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Where Independence goes to work

Pittsburgh30 mi away

10%63

Washington13.3 mi away

7%45

Smith10.4 mi away

7%43

Cecil16.3 mi away

4%28

Chartiers12.3 mi away

4%28

Robinson23.7 mi away

3%20

Canton10.1 mi away

3%20

Cross Creek5.3 mi away

3%20

North Strabane17.5 mi away

3%18

South Strabane16.3 mi away

3%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%356

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

How far

How far Independence commutes

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

14%

50%

25%

11%

14%Under 10 mi

50%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

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

Jobs based in Independence

83 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Independence residents hold

658 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+54%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 83. 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.

Work & commute in Independence, PA

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

Where Independence goes to work

How far Independence commutes

Independence is a commuter town

What the jobs in Independence are

Jobs based in Independence

Jobs Independence residents hold

How to read this page

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