Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, PA

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Findlay (10%), Pittsburgh (9%) and Hopewell (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25 of 957 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 932 Independence residents head out of town to work, 25 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

932live here, work elsewhere

25live and work here

164work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Independence goes to work

Findlay5 mi away

10%96

Pittsburgh20 mi away

9%88

Hopewell4.7 mi away

7%66

Moon6.8 mi away

7%64

Robinson11.9 mi away

4%35

Beaver10.7 mi away

3%28

Independence (in town)right here

3%25

Center7.7 mi away

3%25

Brighton11.5 mi away

2%20

Collier14.2 mi away

2%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%490

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.

37%

44%

37%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

189 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

189 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities48%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Independence residents hold

957 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

−8%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 205 → 189. 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.