Gibsonia has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
There are 299 jobs in Gibsonia, and 1,283 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Gibsonia; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (26%, 13 miles). 9% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gibsonia at work: what stands out
Gibsonia quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,275 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 291 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Gibsonia on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where people from Gibsonia work
Where Gibsonia clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Gibsonia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gibsonia, 2014 → 2024: 242 → 299. 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 Gibsonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Gibsonia spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gibsonia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,288 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Gibsonia commutes less than 12 miles
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.
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 Gibsonia: questions
What is the median household income in Gibsonia?
$139,226 (±$54,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gibsonia?
1.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gibsonia?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gibsonia work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (26%, 13 mi), Richland Township (8%, 1 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gibsonia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gibsonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gibsonia
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.