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Jobs & commute in Grapeville

Most of Grapeville commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

There are 73 jobs in Grapeville; 221 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Grapeville; the top destination outside it is Hempfield Township (15%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Work in Grapeville: the figures worth knowing

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Commuting from Grapeville: about 42 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
319 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grapeville42 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Grapeville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Grapeville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 229 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.

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Grapeville

On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.

220live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
72work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night420
Workday270
420live here− 220head out to work+ 72come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Grapeville on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.33jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Grapeville’s working residents head each day

DerryLatrobe: 4 residents work here (2%)Jeannette: 5 residents work here (2%)New StantonGreensburg: 23 residents work here (10%)West Mifflin: 6 residents work here (3%)Murrysville: 10 residents work here (5%)Pittsburgh: 25 residents work here (11%)Hempfield Township: 34 residents work here (15%)South Huntingdon TownshipNorth Huntingdon Township: 5 residents work here (2%)North Strabane Township: 6 residents work here (3%)Lower Tyrone TownshipPenn TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipUnity Township: 7 residents work here (3%)GrapevilleHempfield TownshipPittsburghGreensburgMurrysvilleUnity TownshipWest MifflinGrapeville
115%34
2
Pittsburgh21 mi away
11%25
3
Greensburg3.4 mi away
10%23
4
Murrysville8.6 mi away
5%10
5
Unity Township10 mi away
3%7
6
West Mifflin15.9 mi away
3%6
73%6
8
Jeannette0.5 mi away
2%5
10
Latrobe11.8 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%96
The top trips

Where Grapeville clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods jobs make up 89% of work in Grapeville

Jobs based in GrapevilleJobs Grapeville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms89%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices11%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%26%
Over $3,333 a month55%58%

Who does it

29 or younger8%22%
30 to 5448%47%
55 and older44%31%
+508%

Jobs based in Grapeville, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 73. 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 Grapeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Grapeville

10 mi25 mi35 miHempfield Township: 15% · 3.2 miPittsburgh: 11% · 21 miGreensburg: 10% · 3.4 miMurrysville: 5% · 8.6 miUnity Township: 3% · 10 miWest Mifflin: 3% · 15.9 miNorth Strabane Township: 3% · 29.6 miJeannette: 2% · 0.5 miNorth Huntingdon Township: 2% · 6.7 miLatrobe: 2% · 11.8 miHempfield Township 15%Pittsburgh 11%Greensburg 10%Murrysville 5%Grapeville
GrapevilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi96 residents
36%10–24 mi79 residents
14%25–50 mi30 residents
7%Over 50 mi16 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Grapeville

The biggest share goes to Jeannette (2%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrapeville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grapeville–——42 min$62,000
Jeannette2%CA−29 min$49,188

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Grapeville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grapeville: questions

What is the median household income in Grapeville?

$62,000 (±$25,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grapeville?

9.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Grapeville?

42 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grapeville work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hempfield Township (15%, 3 mi), Pittsburgh (11%, 21 mi), Greensburg (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Grapeville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Grapeville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.