Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Patterson Heights works elsewhere
9% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%. There are 101 jobs in Patterson Heights, and 276 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Patterson Heights itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (9%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Patterson Heights at work: what stands out
Short hops and long hauls from Patterson Heights
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.
A workday in Patterson Heights: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Patterson Heights on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 places Patterson Heights commutes to
Where Patterson Heights clocks in
9% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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 Patterson Heights
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Patterson Heights, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 101. 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 Patterson Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Patterson Heights: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Patterson Heights workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 315 commuters (the 9% 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.
Work in the towns next to Patterson Heights
The biggest share goes to Patterson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Patterson Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Heights | – | — | — | 23 min | $102,969 |
| Patterson Township | 3% | B | C+ | 26 min | $67,171 |
| New Brighton | under 3% | C+ | A | 26 min | $52,939 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Patterson 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 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 Patterson Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Patterson Heights?
$102,969 (±$9,966) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Patterson Heights?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Patterson Heights?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Patterson Heights work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 28 mi), Cranberry Township (4%, 12 mi), Chippewa Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Patterson Heights without a car?
<1% 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 Patterson Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Patterson Heights
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.