Glendale has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 1% work in Glendale; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (26%, 7 miles). Glendale has 385 jobs; 847 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glendale at work: what stands out
Most Glendale residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Glendale makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Glendale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Glendale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 11%. The jobs ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Glendale’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
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; with 847 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Glendale 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.
In Glendale, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glendale, 2013 → 2023: 273 → 385. 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 Glendale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glendale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 800 commuters (the 17% 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 commutes out of Glendale, and who commutes in
On a workday 838 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 376 people come in from elsewhere.
About 950 people are in Glendale on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Glendale goes to work
Where Glendale clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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.
The towns around Glendale
The biggest share goes to Collier Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glendale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | – | — | — | 28 min | $76,359 |
| Carnegie | 3% | B | A+ | 25 min | $67,656 |
| Collier Township | 5% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $101,824 |
| Heidelberg | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 22 min | $67,829 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glendale’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 Glendale: questions
What is the median household income in Glendale?
$76,359 (±$21,662) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glendale?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glendale?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glendale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (26%, 7 mi), Scott Township (8%, 1 mi), Collier Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glendale without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glendale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glendale
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.