Most of Lenape Heights commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Lenape Heights report 191 jobs, against 474 working residents. Only 2% work in Lenape Heights itself; outside it, Manor Township draws the most (9%, 0 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lenape Heights on a workday
On a workday 465 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 182 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Lenape Heights on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 towns that employ Lenape Heights’ residents
Where Lenape Heights clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Lenape Heights: what the 191 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lenape Heights, 2014 → 2024: 246 → 191. 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 Lenape Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Lenape Heights: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lenape Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 542 commuters (the 14% 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 far Lenape Heights goes to work
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.
Around Lenape Heights: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Ford City (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lenape Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenape Heights | – | — | — | 27 min | $76,250 |
| Ford City | 4% | C− | A | 26 min | $57,971 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lenape Heights’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 Lenape Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Lenape Heights?
$76,250 (±$21,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lenape Heights?
0.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lenape Heights?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lenape Heights work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manor Township (9%, 0 mi), East Franklin Township (8%, 7 mi), Pittsburgh (7%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lenape Heights 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 Lenape Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lenape Heights
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.