Work & commute · Washington

Work & commute in Washington, PA

Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (8%), South Strabane (7%) and Chartiers (5%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

812 of 5,483 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 4,671 Washington residents head out of town to work, 812 work right here, and 8,355 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Washington.

4,671live here, work elsewhere

812live and work here

8,355work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Washington goes to work

Washington (in town)right here

15%812

Pittsburgh23.3 mi away

8%412

South Strabane3.1 mi away

7%371

Chartiers5.3 mi away

5%272

North Strabane6.2 mi away

5%261

Cecil10 mi away

4%206

Peters11.1 mi away

3%177

North Franklin1.5 mi away

2%129

Canton3.3 mi away

2%108

Canonsburg7 mi away

2%101

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%2,634

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

How far

How far Washington commutes

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

44%

29%

16%

10%

44%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Washington is a job hub

1.67jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Washington are

9,167 jobs are based in Washington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Washington

9,167 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Washington residents hold

5,483 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−17%

Jobs based in Washington, 2013 → 2023: 10,997 → 9,167. 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.