Bear RocksPA
A town of 1,258.
Is Bear Rocks a good place to live?
9.1% of residents are under 18 in Bear Rocks, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bear Rocks. We don’t grade Bear Rocks yet; the figures below are still real.
1,258 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bear Rocks: who provides what
Bear Rocks is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bear Rocks.
Most of Bear Rocks’ workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Bear Rocks for work: only 1% work in town. At 29 minutes, Bear Rocks’ average trip to work is above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 6% of residents live below the poverty line in Bear Rocks.
| Bear Rocks | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Bear Rocks
Bear Rocks has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bear Rocks is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bear Rocks is
Bear Rocks beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of Bear Rocks adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bear Rocks | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Bear Rocks | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Bear Rocks
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Bear Rocks has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fallingwater and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bear Rocks. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw29 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
28 mi Theme parkKennywood
36 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
36 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Bear Rocks
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Bear Rocks
About 6 of every 100 Bear Rocks residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Bear Rocks for work
Where Bear Rocks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bear Rocks
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Bear Rocks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bear Rocks had a population of 1,005. It is located along the south side of Pennsylvania Route 31 in northern Fayette County, on the western slope of Chestnut Ridge.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,847 ft
Questions about Bear Rocks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bear Rocks, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Bear Rocks yet; the figures below are still real.