Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Fewer people are out of work in Bart Township (0.4%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Bart Township grades B+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Bart Township itself; outside it, Paradise Township draws the most (4%, 5 miles). 8% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bart Township, in brief
Bart Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Bart Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Bart Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 36%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
44% of the jobs based in Bart Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 32% of Bart Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Bart Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Bart Township went from 344 in 2013 to 587 in 2023, +71%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Bart Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bart Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #471 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Bart Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bart Township could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Bart Township works in goods: 57% of its jobs
587 jobs are based in Bart Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bart Township, 2013 → 2023: 344 → 587. 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 Bart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Bart Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 936 residents head out to work, 147 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Bart Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
Where Bart Township goes to work
Where Bart Township clocks in
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.
Bart Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bart Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,052 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Bart Township commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Most of Bart Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bart Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #477 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 12.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,149 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 43.1% of Bart Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Bart Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Bart Township ranks: 1,288th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 20 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 62 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Trappe PA | 4,061 | $127K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,286 | Summerfield Township MI | 3,195 | $93K | 14.5% | 2.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,287 | Richmond Township PA | 3,751 | $76K | 8.5% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,288 | Bart Township PA | 3,269 | $75K | 11.5% | 0.4% | 14% | B+ |
| 1,289 | Williamstown VT | 3,576 | $94K | 8.2% | 0.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,290 | Rhinebeck NY | 2,588 | $70K | 3.6% | 3.1% | 18% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Bart Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Bart Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Township | – | B+ | B | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Eden Township | under 2% | A− | B | 27 min | $91,250 |
| Sadsbury Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $92,917 |
| Colerain Township | under 2% | B | B− | 26 min | $82,788 |
| Paradise Township | 4% | A | B | 24 min | $107,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paradise Township. Darker towns draw more of Bart Township’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 Bart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bart Township?
$75,000 (±$8,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bart Township?
11.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bart Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bart Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paradise Township (4%, 5 mi), Leacock Township (4%, 9 mi), Salisbury Township (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bart Township walkable?
Bart Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bart Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 43% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bart Township
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.