Grove City is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 7,779 people and five associated neighborhoods, Grove City is the 163rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grove City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grove City is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grove City who work in office and administrative support (13.97%), teaching (11.42%), and management occupations (10.04%). Also of interest is that Grove City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Grove City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.66% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Grove City is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Grove City area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Grove City maintain a good economy. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grove City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.86 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.The education level of Grove City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grove City, 45.40% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Grove City in 2022 was $26,080, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,320 for a family of four. However, Grove City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Grove City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grove City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grove City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Grove City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
