Vanderbilt has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2 jobs are based in Vanderbilt, against 154 working residents. Hardly any work in Vanderbilt; the top destination outside it is East Huntingdon Township (9%, 8 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vanderbilt on a workday afternoon
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Vanderbilt on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Where the trip to work from Vanderbilt ends
Where Vanderbilt clocks in
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Vanderbilt
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vanderbilt, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 2. 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 Vanderbilt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vanderbilt workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 1% 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 Vanderbilt 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.
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 Vanderbilt: questions
What is the median household income in Vanderbilt?
$56,364 (±$9,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vanderbilt?
9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vanderbilt?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vanderbilt work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Huntingdon Township (9%, 8 mi), Connellsville (8%, 4 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vanderbilt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vanderbilt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vanderbilt
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.