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Work & commute in Webster · A commuter town

100% of Webster’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Rostraver (14%), Pittsburgh (11%) and Charleroi (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 103 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Work from home
0%
Less than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Webster?

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

★ What stands out · The commute map

14% of working residents work in Rostraver

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

Charleroi: 4 residents work here (4%)Speers: 2 residents work here (2%)DonoraMonongahelaMonessen: 4 residents work here (4%)West Mifflin: 2 residents work here (2%)Jefferson Hills: 2 residents work here (2%)Pittsburgh: 11 residents work here (11%)HempfieldRostraver: 14 residents work here (14%)Carroll: 3 residents work here (3%)DonegalCranberry: 3 residents work here (3%)Forward: 3 residents work here (3%)WebsterRostraverPittsburghCharleroiMonessenCarrollCranberryWebster
1
Rostraver2.9 mi away
14%14
2
Pittsburgh18.3 mi away
11%11
3
Charleroi4.6 mi away
4%4
4
Monessen3.3 mi away
4%4
5
Carroll4.3 mi away
3%3
6
Cranberry38.2 mi away
3%3
7
Forward4 mi away
3%3
8
Speers5.1 mi away
2%2
9
West Mifflin11.8 mi away
2%2
10
Jefferson Hills8.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
53%55
The top trips

Where Webster clocks in

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

Next door

14% of Webster works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Rostraver (14%). Darker towns draw more of Webster’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

Day and night

Webster quiets down on a workday

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night65
Workday0
65live here− 100head out to work+ 8come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Webster on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.08 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 Webster commutes less than 16 miles

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

10 mi25 mi45 miRostraver: 14% · 2.9 miPittsburgh: 11% · 18.3 miCharleroi: 4% · 4.6 miMonessen: 4% · 3.3 miCarroll: 3% · 4.3 miCranberry: 3% · 38.2 miForward: 3% · 4 miSpeers: 2% · 5.1 miWest Mifflin: 2% · 11.8 miJefferson Hills: 2% · 8.7 miRostraver 14%Pittsburgh 11%Charleroi 4%Monessen 4%Carroll 3%Webster
WebsterTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi38 residents
41%10–24 mi42 residents
9%25–50 mi9 residents
13%Over 50 mi13 residents

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

The jobs

Webster makes things: 88% of its jobs are in goods

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

Jobs based in WebsterJobs Webster residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms88%18%
Trade, transport & utilities13%22%
Services: health, schools, offices0%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month63%62%

Who does it

29 or younger100%17%
30 to 540%61%
55 and older0%22%
−95%

Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 149 → 8. 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 Webster

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

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
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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