Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Munhall has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 1,792 jobs in Munhall, against 4,960 working residents. Jobs and income earn Munhall C; getting around on foot earns it A+. Household incomes here are lower than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Munhall, in brief
Much of Munhall works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Munhall: Pittsburgh (38%), West Mifflin (4%) and Homestead (3%). Next door ↓
Most Munhall residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Munhall empties out on a workday
About 7,100 people are in Munhall on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 10,000 who live here: 4,700 head out to work and 1,500 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Inside Munhall’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Munhall is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #862 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Munhall’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Munhall could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Where in the region Munhall works
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.
Munhall by day and by night
On a workday 4,661 residents head out to work, 299 work right here, and 1,493 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,100 people are in Munhall on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
38% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Munhall clocks in
38% 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.
The kinds of work in Munhall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Munhall, 2013 → 2023: 1,880 → 1,792. 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 Munhall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Munhall’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Munhall workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,585 commuters (the 11% 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.
Munhall is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Munhall is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #107 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Munhall 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 5,142 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, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 15.7% of Munhall households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Munhall’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Munhall comes 2,195th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 45 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 50 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 63 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,193 | Fowler CA | 7,745 | $67K | 19.3% | 7.1% | 8% | C |
| 2,194 | Girard OH | 9,384 | $53K | 20.0% | 4.9% | 7% | C |
| 2,195 | Munhall PA | 10,253 | $53K | 13.9% | 7.9% | 6% | C |
| 2,196 | Eagle Point OR | 9,861 | $84K | 10.0% | 13.9% | 7% | C |
| 2,197 | Madera Acres CA | 9,846 | $78K | 16.2% | 8.0% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Munhall, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 45% of Munhall
The biggest share goes to Pittsburgh (38%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Munhall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munhall | – | C | A+ | 24 min | $52,517 |
| West Mifflin | 4% | B− | A | 26 min | $76,563 |
| Pittsburgh | 38% | C+ | A+ | 23 min | $65,742 |
| West Homestead | under 2% | B | A | 26 min | $77,250 |
| Whitaker | under 2% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $63,194 |
| Homestead | 3% | C | A+ | 30 min | $39,052 |
| Swissvale | under 2% | C | A+ | 25 min | $60,341 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Munhall’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 Munhall: questions
What is the median household income in Munhall?
$52,517 (±$5,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Munhall?
13.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Munhall?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Munhall work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (38%, 5 mi), West Mifflin (4%, 2 mi), Homestead (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Munhall walkable?
Munhall is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Munhall without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Munhall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Munhall
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.