Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Millvale commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in Pittsburgh. 856 jobs are based in Millvale, against 1,582 working residents. The two grades for Millvale are B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Millvale: the gist
A lot of Millvale works one town over
39% of working residents work in a town that borders Millvale: Pittsburgh (36%) and Shaler Township (3%). Next door ↓
Most Millvale residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Commutes from Millvale are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 24 minutes). 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Millvale
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millvale is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #714 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Millvale’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millvale could be anywhere from C to A−.
How far Millvale’s workers travel
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 long Millvale spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millvale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,803 commuters (the 16% 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 daily commute in and out of Millvale
On a workday 1,495 residents head out to work, 87 work right here, and 769 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Millvale on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
36% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Millvale clocks in
36% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Millvale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millvale, 2013 → 2023: 1,046 → 856. 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 Millvale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Millvale
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millvale is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #18 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Millvale near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,138 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 22.5% of Millvale households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Millvale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Millvale is 2,395th among 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,393 | Tuftonboro NH | 2,678 | $101K | 4.0% | 6.0% | 11% | B− |
| 2,394 | Underwood-Petersville AL | 3,100 | $48K | 7.4% | 3.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,395 | Millvale PA | 3,211 | $73K | 17.2% | 5.5% | 5% | B− |
| 2,396 | Exeter Township MI | 3,977 | $94K | 9.6% | 11.3% | 5% | B− |
| 2,397 | Green Township OH | 2,681 | $80K | 10.3% | 6.0% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Millvale, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
39% of Millvale works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (36%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millvale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millvale | – | B− | A+ | 19 min | $72,778 |
| Shaler Township | 3% | A− | B+ | 23 min | $95,654 |
| Reserve Township | under 1% | A− | A | 24 min | $81,724 |
| Pittsburgh | 36% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millvale’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 Millvale: questions
What is the median household income in Millvale?
$72,778 (±$8,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millvale?
17.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millvale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millvale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (36%, 3 mi), Ross Township (5%, 4 mi), Shaler Township (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millvale walkable?
Millvale is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 17.3 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millvale without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millvale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millvale
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.