Pittsburgh

Shortest commutes to Downtown Pittsburgh

Ranked on distance to Downtown Pittsburgh at 50% and the mean commute time residents report to the Census at 50%. The mean commute includes people who work locally, which is why the two numbers do not always agree.

Updated Sep 2026·21 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Ascending the Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington.
Pittsburgh$206k median · 22.7 min commute
Commute B+Housing DCost of living B
89
Commute score
overall 63 C+
2
Picture of the Carnegie Library of Homestead, which is located at 510 East 10th Avenue in the Homestead Historic District in Munhall, Pennsylvania, on November
Munhall$132k median · 23.9 min commute
Commute C+Housing FCost of living B
85
Commute score
overall 54 C−
3
North Zion Lutheran Church (built 1859), Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Baldwin$208k median · 26.2 min commute
Commute C−Housing C−Cost of living B−
81
Commute score
overall 62 C
4
Entrance to Kennywood, at West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States (near Pittsburgh).
West Mifflin$152k median · 26.1 min commute
Commute C−Housing DCost of living B−
78
Commute score
overall 50 D+
5
Allison Park$347k median · 25.3 min commute
Commute C+Housing BCost of living C
76
Commute score
overall 71 B−
6
Jefferson Hills War Memorial
Jefferson Hills$316k median · 25.2 min commute
Commute CHousing BCost of living D
75
Commute score
overall 63 C+
7
Bethel Presbyterian Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. This is the current 1910 building of the church that traces its history back to 1776. Two prior buildin
Bethel Park$273k median · 26.5 min commute
Commute CHousing B−Cost of living C+
74
Commute score
overall 73 B
8
Entrance to the Monroeville Mall, located outside Pittsburgh, PA.
Monroeville$210k median · 25.1 min commute
Commute C+Housing C−Cost of living B−
74
Commute score
overall 64 C+
9
Whitehall$236k median · 29.1 min commute
Commute DHousing C−Cost of living B−
73
Commute score
overall 61 C
10
Picture of the Trinity German Evangelical Lutheran Church located at 2500 Brandt School Road in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, on September 23, 2010. Built in 186
Franklin Park$486k median · 25.2 min commute
Commute CHousing A+Cost of living D−
72
Commute score
overall 71 B−
This list's weighting
Distance to downtown 50%Mean commute time 50%
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Pittsburgh (Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0); Munhall (Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0); Baldwin (Cbaile19 · CC0); West Mifflin (Ski2007 of English Wikipedia · Public domain); Jefferson Hills (JeffersonHills · CC BY-SA 3.0); Bethel Park (Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0); Monroeville (Avicennasis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Franklin Park (Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0).