Business & Tech

How Sewickley Area Neighbors Travel to Work

Here's a breakdown of the daily commute used by local residents—something to consider if you're job hunting.

Commuters in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area don't have it easy.

The 2011 Inrix Traffic Scorecard for cities listed Pittsburgh as 27th in the nation for traffic congestion, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For some, who don't like the daily rush-hour hassle, looking for a job close to home is more important than a few more dollars in the paycheck.

So, for new high school and college graduates look for work, and others look to change careers or re-enter the workforce, commuting can be an important consideration. (By the way, to find work close to home, check out Sewickley Patch's job listings on CareerBuilder.)

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

The U.S. Census Bureau's most recent American Community Survey for 2007-11 provides a five-year estimate of how people from Sewickley, Edgeworth, Leetsdale, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Hills, Aleppo, Glen Osborne and Bell Acres get to work. Here are the figures for workers age 16 and older:

SEWICKLEY BOROUGH1,832 total workers

Interested in local real estate?Subscribe to Patch's new newsletter to be the first to know about open houses, new listings and more.

  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 65.6 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 7.4 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 6.7 percent
  • Walked: 14.2 percent
  • Other means: .7 percent
  • Worked at home: 5.5 percent
EDGEWORTH BOROUGH667 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 77.2 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 4 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 2.8 percent
  • Walked: 2.8 percent
  • Other means: 2.2 percent
  • Worked at home: 10.8 percent
LEETSDALE BOROUGH573 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 72.9 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 9.8 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 6.3 percent
  • Walked: 5.9 percent
  • Other means: 2.1 percent
  • Worked at home: 3 percent
SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS352 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 69.6 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 22.2 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): none
  • Walked: 1.1 percent
  • Other means: none
  • Worked at home: 7.1 percent
SEWICKLEY HILLS379 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 83.6 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 2.9 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): none
  • Walked: none
  • Other means: 5.3 percent
  • Worked at home: 8.2 percent
ALEPPO TOWNSHIP552 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 74.3 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 8.9 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 3.3 percent
  • Walked: 3.8 percent
  • Other means: 2 percent
  • Worked at home: 7.8 percent
GLEN OSBORNE242 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 62 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 13.2 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): 3.7 percent
  • Walked: 2.1 percent
  • Other means: 7 percent
  • Worked at home: 12 percent
BELL ACRES639 total workers
  • Car, truck or van—drove alone: 82.8 percent
  • Car, truck or van—carpooled: 2.8 percent
  • Public transportation (excluding taxicab): .5 percent
  • Walked: 1.3 percent
  • Other means: 3.8 percent
  • Worked at home: 8.9 percent

If you find that perfect job requires a commute to downtown Pittsburgh, check out CommuteInfo's website on ways to save money and time on your way to work.

How do you get to work? If you carpool or vanpool, share your experiences in the comments box below.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from Sewickley