Most of Grindstone commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
There are 6 jobs in Grindstone, against 195 working residents. Hardly any work in Grindstone; the top destination outside it is Clairton (4%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 7% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grindstone quiets down on a workday
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Grindstone 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 Grindstone goes to work
Where Grindstone clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Grindstone are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grindstone, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 6. 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 Grindstone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Grindstone: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grindstone workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 163 commuters (the 7% 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.
The commute from Grindstone, by distance
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.
How Grindstone compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grindstone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindstone | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Redstone Township | under 3% | C− | B | 25 min | $59,954 |
| Rowes Run | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rowes Run: 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 Grindstone’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 Grindstone: questions
What is the poverty rate in Grindstone?
16.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grindstone?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grindstone work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clairton (4%, 19 mi), Rostraver Township (4%, 10 mi), Uniontown (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grindstone without a car?
0% 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 Grindstone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grindstone
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.