Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Berwick’s household incomes are lower than in 86% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Berwick are C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. 18.6% of residents live below the poverty line, against 18.9% across Louisiana. Only 7% work in Berwick; the top destination outside it is Morgan City (25%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Berwick: the figures worth knowing
Berwick and Morgan City trade workers both ways
Morgan City is the top workplace for Berwick residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Berwick come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Berwick are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Louisiana worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Berwick
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berwick is better than 19% of U.S. towns, #102 of 161 in Louisiana. Job access by car holds Berwick’s grade up (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($51,580, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Berwick could be anywhere from D to B.
Where people from Berwick work
Where Berwick clocks in
25% of workers
9% 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 daily trip from Berwick: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berwick workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,967 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Berwick
On a workday 1,789 residents head out to work, 143 work right here, and 1,148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Berwick on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Berwick: 1,291 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berwick, 2013 → 2023: 1,503 → 1,291. 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 Berwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Berwick
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Driving is how Berwick gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berwick is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #62 of 161 in Louisiana. Both inputs place Berwick near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,057 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.6% of Berwick households have no vehicle (Louisiana 8.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Berwick’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000, Berwick comes 3,325th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 309 | Hahnville LA | 3,520 | $101K | 6.7% | 0.0% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,356 | Westlake LA | 4,763 | $68K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,382 | Maurice LA | 3,215 | $91K | 11.8% | 3.4% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,323 | Brewton AL | 5,113 | $51K | 14.2% | 4.3% | 33% | C− |
| 3,324 | Daleville AL | 4,971 | $45K | 16.4% | 4.9% | 13% | C− |
| 3,325 | Berwick LA | 4,455 | $52K | 18.6% | 5.2% | 7% | C− |
| 3,326 | Harrogate TN | 4,454 | $66K | 12.4% | 5.8% | 14% | C− |
| 3,327 | Comanche TX | 4,420 | $52K | 25.9% | 2.8% | 26% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Berwick, the top three, the last and three more from Louisiana.
Berwick and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bayou Vista (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick | – | C− | B | 21 min | $51,580 |
| Bayou Vista | 5% | C | C+ | 16 min | $40,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Berwick’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Berwick: questions
What is the median household income in Berwick?
$51,580 (±$13,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berwick?
18.6%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berwick?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berwick work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgan City (25%, 3 mi), Franklin (9%, 18 mi), Bayou Vista (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Berwick walkable?
Berwick is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berwick without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berwick
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.