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Work & commute in New Freeport · A commuter town

100% of New Freeport’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave New Freeport for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (11%), Richhill (11%) and Elizabeth (6%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 18 working residents
Typical commute
34 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
0%
Less than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town
Work out of state
20%
mostly West Virginia

What kind of work town is New Freeport?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

11% of working residents work in Pittsburgh

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Elizabeth: 1 residents work here (6%)Waynesburg: 1 residents work here (6%)Turtle Creek: 1 residents work here (6%)UniontownCanonsburg: 1 residents work here (6%)California: 1 residents work here (6%)Pittsburgh: 2 residents work here (11%)Philadelphia: 1 residents work here (6%)Morgantown: 1 residents work here (6%)Bridgeport: 1 residents work here (6%)SpringhillRichhill: 2 residents work here (11%)FreeportCenterNew FreeportPittsburghRichhillElizabethWaynesburgTurtle CreekCanonsburgNew Freeport
1
Pittsburgh52.7 mi away
11%2
2
Richhill10.7 mi away
11%2
3
Elizabeth45.5 mi away
6%1
4
Waynesburg16 mi away
6%1
5
Turtle Creek55.1 mi away
6%1
6
Canonsburg37.1 mi away
6%1
7
California34.6 mi away
6%1
8
Philadelphia281.1 mi away
6%1
9
Morgantown, WV26.9 mi away
6%1
10
Bridgeport, WV33 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%6
The top trips

Where New Freeport clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Day and night

New Freeport quiets down on a workday

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night63
Workday48
63live here− 18head out to work+ 3come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in New Freeport on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of New Freeport commutes less than 34 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPittsburgh: 11% · 52.7 miRichhill: 11% · 10.7 miElizabeth: 6% · 45.5 miWaynesburg: 6% · 16 miTurtle Creek: 6% · 55.1 miCanonsburg: 6% · 37.1 miCalifornia: 6% · 34.6 miPhiladelphia: 6% · 281.1 miMorgantown: 6% · 26.9 miBridgeport: 6% · 33 miPittsburgh 11%Richhill 11%Elizabeth 6%Waynesburg 6%Turtle Creek 6%New Freeport
New FreeportTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi1 residents
24%10–24 mi4 residents
47%25–50 mi8 residents
24%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

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

Jobs based in New FreeportJobs New Freeport residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%11%
Services: health, schools, offices100%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%6%
Over $3,333 a month67%83%

Who does it

29 or younger0%28%
30 to 540%39%
55 and older100%33%
+50%

Jobs based in New Freeport, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Time on the road

Working from home in New Freeport

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

of New Freeport workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
Next door

New Freeport and the towns next door

Darker towns draw more of New Freeport’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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