Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of East Vandergrift works elsewhere
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in East Vandergrift report 19 jobs for 262 working residents. Working residents average 24 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in East Vandergrift, in a few figures
East Vandergrift is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in East Vandergrift, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday East Vandergrift has about 330 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
East Vandergrift’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside East Vandergrift is Pittsburgh, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (25) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of East Vandergrift
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in East Vandergrift 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far East Vandergrift’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
10% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where East Vandergrift clocks in
10% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
East Vandergrift is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Vandergrift, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 19. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Vandergrift’s own residents hold wherever they work.
East Vandergrift’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Vandergrift workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 commuters (the 5% 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.
Next door is work for 10% of East Vandergrift
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Vandergrift workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Vandergrift | – | — | — | 24 min | $55,278 |
| Vandergrift | 5% | D | A | 25 min | $50,901 |
| Allegheny Township | 5% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| North Apollo | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 26 min | $66,629 |
| Oklahoma | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oklahoma: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vandergrift. Darker towns draw more of East Vandergrift’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 2024, 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 East Vandergrift: questions
What is the median household income in East Vandergrift?
$55,278 (±$18,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Vandergrift?
16.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Vandergrift?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Vandergrift work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 24 mi), Vandergrift (5%, 1 mi), Allegheny Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Vandergrift without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Vandergrift, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Vandergrift
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.