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100 jobs are based in Bridgeville, against 83 working residents. Only 1% work in Bridgeville; the top destination outside it is White Township (8%, 2 miles). For 19% of workers, the job is at home; New Jersey has 17%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bridgeville fills up on a workday
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Bridgeville on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bridgeville’s residents
Where Bridgeville clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 kinds of work in Bridgeville
100 jobs are based in Bridgeville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgeville, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 100. 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 Bridgeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bridgeville
of Bridgeville workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Bridgeville works
About 18% 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.
How Bridgeville compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgeville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeville | – | — | — | — | $75,500 |
| Buttzville | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buttzville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgeville’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 Bridgeville: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgeville?
$75,500 (±$59,856) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgeville?
0.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bridgeville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (8%, 2 mi), New York City (5%, 59 mi), Oxford Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bridgeville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bridgeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgeville
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.