Most of North Vandergrift commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in North Vandergrift for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (11%, 25 miles). There are 16 jobs in North Vandergrift, against 178 working residents. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in North Vandergrift, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in North Vandergrift on a workday afternoon, 65% 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.
The towns that employ North Vandergrift’s residents
Where North Vandergrift clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in North Vandergrift
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Vandergrift, 2013 → 2023: 56 → 16. 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 North Vandergrift’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in North Vandergrift
of North Vandergrift workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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 distance from North Vandergrift to work
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 towns around North Vandergrift
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Vandergrift workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vandergrift | – | — | — | — | — |
| Vandergrift | 4% | D | A | 25 min | $50,901 |
| Pleasant View | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Kiskiminetas Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $64,896 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant View: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vandergrift. Darker towns draw more of North Vandergrift’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 North Vandergrift: questions
What is the poverty rate in North Vandergrift?
36.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in North Vandergrift work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 25 mi), Upper Burrell Township (6%, 8 mi), Parks Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Vandergrift without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Vandergrift, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Vandergrift
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.