Most of Dormont commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh. Dormont has 1,194 jobs, against 4,490 working residents. Jobs and income earn Dormont B; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dormont apart
Most Dormont residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
44% of Dormont works in Pittsburgh
1,972 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 4.6 miles away across the town line. That’s 15 times as many as work in Dormont itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Dormont works from home
26% of Dormont workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Dormont is a place people come home to
There are 1,194 jobs based in Dormont, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dormont has about 4,500 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Dormont’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dormont is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #538 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Dormont’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dormont could be anywhere from B− to A.
How far Dormont goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
44% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Dormont clocks in
44% of workers
3% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Time on the road from Dormont: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dormont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,809 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Dormont, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,348 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 1,052 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Dormont on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Dormont’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dormont, 2013 → 2023: 1,340 → 1,194. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dormont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Dormont is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dormont is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #16 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Dormont near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,168 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.0% of Dormont households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Dormont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Dormont places 1,343rd of 3,026 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,341 | Triangle VA | 10,450 | $110K | 7.6% | 9.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,342 | Walled Lake MI | 7,320 | $72K | 10.5% | 4.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,343 | Dormont PA | 7,816 | $81K | 7.9% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,344 | Taylor Township IN | 9,436 | $72K | 10.6% | 2.2% | 4% | B |
| 1,345 | Bigfork MT | 5,565 | $85K | 5.7% | 1.8% | 31% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dormont, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
44% of Dormont works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dormont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormont | – | B | A+ | 26 min | $80,526 |
| Mount Lebanon | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh | 44% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Dormont’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Dormont: questions
What is the median household income in Dormont?
$80,526 (±$3,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dormont?
7.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dormont?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dormont work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (44%, 5 mi), Robinson Township (3%, 7 mi), Scott Township (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dormont walkable?
Dormont is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.5 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dormont without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dormont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dormont
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.