Work & commute · West Franklin

Work & commute in West Franklin, PA

Most working residents leave West Franklin for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are East Franklin (7%), Butler (6%) and Butler (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31 of 805 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 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 774 West Franklin residents head out of town to work, 31 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Franklin.

774live here, work elsewhere

31live and work here

200work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Franklin goes to work

East Franklin4.8 mi away

7%60

Butler12.9 mi away

6%49

Butler14.4 mi away

6%48

Pittsburgh33 mi away

6%45

West Franklin (in town)right here

4%31

Kittanning7 mi away

3%27

Jefferson10.4 mi away

3%25

Ford City8.3 mi away

2%17

Manor9.3 mi away

2%16

Summit9.5 mi away

2%15

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%472

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

How far

How far West Franklin commutes

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

29%

32%

25%

14%

29%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Franklin is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Franklin are

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

Jobs based in West Franklin

231 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)61%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs West Franklin residents hold

805 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+12%

Jobs based in West Franklin, 2013 → 2023: 206 → 231. 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.