Most of Glenshaw commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, about the same as across Pennsylvania. There are 1,872 jobs in Glenshaw, against 4,265 working residents. Only 3% work in Glenshaw; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (36%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Glenshaw, in brief
Most Glenshaw residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
36% of Glenshaw works in Pittsburgh
1,517 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Pittsburgh, 6.9 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Glenshaw itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Half of Glenshaw commutes less than 7 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.
Where Glenshaw’s working residents head each day
Where Glenshaw clocks in
36% 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.
Who commutes out of Glenshaw, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,142 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 1,749 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,700 people are in Glenshaw on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The kinds of work in Glenshaw
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenshaw, 2014 → 2024: 1,645 → 1,872. 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 Glenshaw’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Glenshaw: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenshaw workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,403 commuters (the 19% 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.
How Glenshaw compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hampton Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenshaw workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenshaw | – | — | — | 26 min | $92,864 |
| Allison Park | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hampton Township | 2% | A+ | C+ | 27 min | $134,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Allison Park: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenshaw’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 Glenshaw: questions
What is the median household income in Glenshaw?
$92,864 (±$12,148) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenshaw?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenshaw?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenshaw work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (36%, 7 mi), Shaler Township (5%, 1 mi), McCandless Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Glenshaw without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenshaw, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenshaw
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.