Photo: VitaleBaby at English Wikipedia · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Hyde Park
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 1% stay in Hyde Park for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (15%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hyde Park at work: what stands out
Hyde Park’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hyde Park is Pittsburgh, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (30) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Hyde Park workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 203 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Hyde Park
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.
The trip to work from Hyde Park: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hyde Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 228 commuters (the 4% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Hyde Park
On a workday 200 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Hyde Park on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Hyde Park ends
Where Hyde Park clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 79% of Hyde Park’s jobs are in goods
139 jobs are based in Hyde Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hyde Park, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 139. 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 Hyde Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hyde Park and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Allegheny Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hyde Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | – | — | — | 30 min | $65,536 |
| Gilpin Township | under 2% | B | C− | 28 min | $72,614 |
| Allegheny Township | 7% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| Parks Township | 2% | C− | D | 31 min | $66,944 |
| Leechburg | under 2% | C− | A− | 26 min | $48,207 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hyde Park’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 Hyde Park: questions
What is the median household income in Hyde Park?
$65,536 (±$17,757) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hyde Park?
9.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hyde Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (15%, 24 mi), Allegheny Township (7%, 3 mi), Upper Burrell Township (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hyde Park without a car?
0% 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 Hyde Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hyde Park
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.