Work & commute · South Bethlehem

Work & commute in South Bethlehem, PA

Most working residents leave South Bethlehem for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Monroe (8%), Pittsburgh (5%) and East Franklin (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 177 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 171 South Bethlehem residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 259 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Bethlehem.

171live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

259work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Bethlehem goes to work

Monroe10 mi away

8%14

Pittsburgh51 mi away

5%9

East Franklin14.7 mi away

5%9

Kittanning15 mi away

4%7

South Bethlehem (in town)right here

3%6

New Bethlehem0.9 mi away

3%5

Brookville17.5 mi away

3%5

Wayne8.2 mi away

3%5

Clarion14.7 mi away

2%4

Manor18.5 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%109

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

How far

How far South Bethlehem commutes

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

13%

42%

24%

20%

13%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Bethlehem is balanced between jobs and homes

1.50jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.50 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in South Bethlehem are

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

Jobs based in South Bethlehem

265 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month37%

Jobs South Bethlehem residents hold

177 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+302%

Jobs based in South Bethlehem, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 265. 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.