Work and Jobs in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in Penn Hills are: Health care (13.7% of civilian employees), Educational services (7.9% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.9% of civilian employees). 69.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 69.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 13.7% (3,022) | 6.7% (747) | 20.9% (2,275) |
| Educational services | 7.9% (1,731) | 5.4% (607) | 10.3% (1,124) |
| Finance and insurance | 6.9% (1,525) | 4.5% (500) | 9.4% (1,025) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.6% (1,447) | 6.1% (687) | 7.0% (760) |
| Construction | 5.3% (1,160) | 9.4% (1,051) | 1.0% (109) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.2% (1,143) | 4.8% (535) | 5.6% (608) |
| Public administration | 4.0% (888) | 4.2% (473) | 3.8% (415) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.9% (852) | 4.5% (498) | 3.3% (354) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.7% (602) | 1.9% (217) | 3.5% (385) |
| Social assistance | 2.5% (561) | 0.8% (93) | 4.3% (468) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.3% (508) | 2.0% (218) | 2.7% (290) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.3% (497) | 3.7% (409) | 0.8% (88) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.2% (487) | 3.7% (413) | 0.7% (74) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.2% (486) | 3.0% (340) | 1.3% (146) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.0% (450) | 1.9% (217) | 2.1% (233) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.8% (398) | 1.9% (215) | 1.7% (183) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.7% (376) | 3.2% (358) | 0.2% (18) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.7% (375) | 1.2% (136) | 2.2% (239) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.7% (366) | 1.1% (119) | 2.3% (247) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.4% (309) | 2.4% (272) | 0.3% (37) |
| Utilities | 1.4% (307) | 2.2% (241) | 0.6% (66) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.2% (272) | 1.7% (191) | 0.7% (81) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.1% (238) | 0.9% (98) | 1.3% (140) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (221) | 0.7% (73) | 1.4% (148) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (211) | 0.8% (91) | 1.1% (120) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (187) | 1.0% (113) | 0.7% (74) |
| Truck transportation | 0.8% (183) | 1.6% (183) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (160) | 1.1% (127) | 0.3% (33) |
| Air transportation | 0.7% (150) | 0.6% (68) | 0.8% (82) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (141) | 1.2% (130) | 0.1% (11) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.6% (132) | 0.9% (95) | 0.3% (37) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (131) | 0.8% (84) | 0.4% (47) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (131) | 1.0% (112) | 0.2% (19) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.6% (125) | 0.4% (47) | 0.7% (78) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (125) | 0.9% (103) | 0.2% (22) |
| Machinery | 0.5% (118) | 0.8% (89) | 0.3% (29) |
| Food | 0.5% (115) | 0.9% (101) | 0.1% (14) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (109) | 0.7% (76) | 0.3% (33) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (102) | 0.6% (67) | 0.3% (35) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (94) | 0.7% (73) | 0.2% (21) |
| Chemicals | 0.4% (90) | 0.5% (58) | 0.3% (32) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (88) | 0.7% (77) | 0.1% (11) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (84) | 0.3% (33) | 0.5% (51) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (75) | 0.2% (19) | 0.5% (56) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (73) | 0.4% (41) | 0.3% (32) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (67) | 0.4% (40) | 0.2% (27) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (67) | 0.3% (36) | 0.3% (31) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (64) | 0.3% (32) | 0.3% (32) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (62) | 0.2% (23) | 0.4% (39) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.3% (59) | 0.2% (26) | 0.3% (33) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (59) | 0.2% (18) | 0.4% (41) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (57) | 0.1% (6) | 0.5% (51) |
| Rail transportation | 0.2% (54) | 0.4% (43) | 0.1% (11) |
| Private households | 0.2% (54) | 0.0% (5) | 0.5% (49) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.2% (50) | 0.4% (50) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.2% (47) | 0.1% (16) | 0.3% (31) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (46) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (46) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.2% (45) | 0.3% (39) | 0.1% (6) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.2% (42) | 0.4% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (40) | 0.2% (26) | 0.1% (14) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (39) | 0.3% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (38) | 0.3% (38) | 0.0% (0) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (36) | 0.3% (36) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (34) | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (26) |
| Wood products | 0.1% (30) | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (22) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (28) | 0.2% (18) | 0.1% (10) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.1% (25) | 0.2% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (22) | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (9) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.1% (20) | 0.1% (12) | 0.1% (8) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (19) | 0.2% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Penn Hills
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.3%Males
- 2.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 6.9%Males
- 6.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 8.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 38.9%Males
- 22.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Penn Hills: | 2.7% (591) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (172,304) |
5:30am:
| Penn Hills: | 2.7% (574) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (150,168) |
6am:
| Penn Hills: | 4.2% (919) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (245,004) |
6:30am:
| Penn Hills: | 9.0% (1,957) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (478,636) |
7am:
| Penn Hills: | 11.4% (2,471) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.8% (599,808) |
7:30am:
| Penn Hills: | 14.3% (3,100) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (759,372) |
8am:
| Penn Hills: | 14.4% (3,112) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (826,968) |
8:30am:
| Penn Hills: | 10.1% (2,195) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.6% (588,440) |
9am:
| Penn Hills: | 6.7% (1,452) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (304,765) |
10am:
| Penn Hills: | 5.0% (1,091) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (280,812) |
11am:
| Penn Hills: | 2.6% (559) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (114,676) |
12pm:
| Penn Hills: | 1.3% (277) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.0% (57,867) |
4pm:
| Penn Hills: | 6.7% (1,453) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (404,775) |
>4pm:
| Penn Hills: | 6.5% (1,417) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (408,070) |
Travel time to work
Daytime population change due to commuting: -11,197 (-23.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,854 (17.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,854 (17.8%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 1.9% (406) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (196,492) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 7.7% (1,657) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.1% (615,919) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 12.8% (2,774) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (825,199) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 12.0% (2,593) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.0% (836,006) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 14.0% (3,029) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.1% (782,790) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 7.4% (1,593) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.9% (327,459) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 13.8% (2,998) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.8% (655,811) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 3.7% (809) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (148,906) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 5.5% (1,190) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (187,483) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 10.9% (2,366) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (407,516) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 5.8% (1,249) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.8% (265,759) |
90 or more minutes:
| Penn Hills: | 2.3% (504) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.6% (142,325) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Penn Hills: | 77.0% (16,680) |
| Pennsylvania: | 76.5% (4,247,836) |
Carpooled:
| Penn Hills: | 11.5% (2,495) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (577,364) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Penn Hills: | 7.6% (1,651) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.6% (198,036) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Penn Hills: | 0.1% (13) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.1% (8,214) |
Ferryboat:
| Penn Hills: | 0.0% (8) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.0% (400) |
Taxicab:
| Penn Hills: | 0.1% (26) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.1% (4,870) |
Bicycle:
| Penn Hills: | 0.1% (22) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.3% (14,001) |
Walked:
| Penn Hills: | 1.0% (212) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (229,725) |
Other means:
| Penn Hills: | 0.3% (61) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.5% (29,805) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Penn Hills: | 87.0% (16,680) |
| Pennsylvania: | 88.0% (4,247,836) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Penn Hills: | 11.9% (2,277) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (470,174) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Penn Hills: | 1.0% (191) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (67,610) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Penn Hills: | 0.1% (27) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.5% (22,718) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Penn Hills: | 69.4% (15,293) |
| Pennsylvania: | 69.7% (3,942,119) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Penn Hills: | 2.0% (440) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.4% (134,871) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Penn Hills: | 12.9% (2,854) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.3% (580,382) |
Local government workers:
| Penn Hills: | 5.4% (1,187) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.8% (326,222) |
State government workers:
| Penn Hills: | 1.8% (399) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (182,232) |
Federal government workers:
| Penn Hills: | 3.6% (790) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (130,634) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Penn Hills: | 4.6% (1,010) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (339,631) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Penn Hills: | 0.3% (70) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.3% (17,409) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 70.6% (7,890) |
| Pennsylvania: | 72.1% (2,157,103) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 2.8% (314) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (103,200) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 8.1% (910) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.3% (187,590) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 5.5% (619) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.8% (143,607) |
State government workers - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 1.8% (196) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (91,922) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 4.3% (485) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5% (73,391) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 6.3% (708) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.6% (228,618) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Penn Hills: | 0.5% (54) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.2% (7,349) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 68.1% (7,403) |
| Pennsylvania: | 67.1% (1,785,016) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 1.2% (126) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.2% (31,671) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 17.9% (1,944) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.8% (392,792) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 5.2% (568) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (182,615) |
State government workers - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 1.9% (203) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (90,310) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 2.8% (305) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.2% (57,243) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 2.8% (302) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.2% (111,013) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Penn Hills: | 0.1% (16) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.4% (10,060) |