Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Natrona Heights
Only 7% work in Natrona Heights itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (17%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Natrona Heights report 2,201 jobs, and 2,964 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Natrona Heights apart on work
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Natrona Heights
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Natrona Heights, 2014 → 2024: 2,538 → 2,201. 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 Natrona Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Natrona Heights
On a workday 2,744 residents head out to work, 220 work right here, and 1,981 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,100 people are in Natrona Heights on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.74 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Natrona Heights commutes to
Where Natrona Heights clocks in
17% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
Commuting from Natrona Heights: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Natrona Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,167 commuters (the 12% 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.
Natrona Heights’ commute, mile by mile
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 Natrona Heights: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Brackenridge (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Natrona Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrona Heights | – | — | — | 24 min | $69,710 |
| Natrona | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Brackenridge | 2% | B− | A+ | 26 min | $50,197 |
Same-state neighbors only. Natrona: 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 Natrona 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 Natrona Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Natrona Heights?
$69,710 (±$12,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Natrona Heights?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Natrona Heights?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Natrona Heights work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (17%, 18 mi), Harrison Township (10%, 1 mi), O'Hara Township (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Natrona Heights without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Natrona Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Natrona 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.