Most of Pleasant View commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
7% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Pleasant View has 35 jobs; 289 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Pleasant View itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (10%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant View at work: what stands out
Pleasant View is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Pleasant View, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant View has about 560 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pleasant View’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pleasant View is Pittsburgh, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (28) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pleasant View workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 289 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Pleasant View on a workday
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Pleasant View 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pleasant View
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.
Time on the road from Pleasant View: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant View workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 337 commuters (the 7% 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 towns that employ Pleasant View’s residents
Where Pleasant View clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
66% of the jobs in Pleasant View pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant View, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 35. 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 Pleasant View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Pleasant View
The biggest share goes to Allegheny Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | – | — | — | 34 min | $75,804 |
| Kiskimere | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Vandergrift | under 2% | D | A | 25 min | $50,901 |
| North Vandergrift | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Allegheny Township | 5% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kiskimere and North Vandergrift: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant View’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 Pleasant View: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant View?
$75,804 (±$13,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant View?
8.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant View?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant View work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (10%, 24 mi), Parks Township (6%, 3 mi), Allegheny Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant View without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant View
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.