Work & commute · West Bethlehem

Work & commute in West Bethlehem, PA

Most working residents leave West Bethlehem for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (5%), Deemston (5%) and Pittsburgh (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32 of 550 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 518 West Bethlehem residents head out of town to work, 32 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Bethlehem.

518live here, work elsewhere

32live and work here

200work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Bethlehem goes to work

West Bethlehem (in town)right here

6%32

Washington12 mi away

5%29

Deemston4.1 mi away

5%29

Pittsburgh28.7 mi away

4%24

South Strabane10.2 mi away

4%21

North Strabane13.3 mi away

3%18

Chartiers16.5 mi away

3%17

Cecil19.5 mi away

3%16

Franklin12 mi away

3%14

Bentleyville7.9 mi away

2%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%339

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

How far

How far West Bethlehem commutes

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

26%

44%

20%

26%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Bethlehem is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Bethlehem are

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

Jobs based in West Bethlehem

232 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)18%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs West Bethlehem residents hold

550 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+293%

Jobs based in West Bethlehem, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 232. 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.