Work & commute · Jefferson

Work & commute in Jefferson, PA

Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Franklin (18%), Washington (8%) and Jefferson (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 114 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 113 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.

113live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

22work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jefferson goes to work

Franklin7.8 mi away

18%21

Washington19.6 mi away

8%9

Jefferson0.7 mi away

4%5

Waynesburg7.1 mi away

4%4

Pittsburgh35.5 mi away

4%4

Cumberland4.4 mi away

4%4

Morgantown, WV21.1 mi away

3%3

Hempfield34.9 mi away

3%3

North Strabane21.1 mi away

3%3

South Union18.3 mi away

3%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%55

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

How far

How far Jefferson commutes

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

37%

18%

37%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jefferson 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 Jefferson are

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

Jobs based in Jefferson

23 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities57%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Jefferson residents hold

114 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−30%

Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 23. 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.