With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Beaverdale works elsewhere
8% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). 93 jobs are based in Beaverdale; 387 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Beaverdale itself; outside it, Richland Township draws the most (9%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Beaverdale
Beaverdale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 376 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Beaverdale on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Beaverdale commutes to
Where Beaverdale clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 32% of the jobs in Beaverdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaverdale, 2014 → 2024: 103 → 93. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beaverdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Beaverdale takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaverdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 352 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.
Beaverdale’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Beaverdale and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaverdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverdale | – | — | — | 24 min | $46,346 |
| Adams Township | 7% | B | D | 27 min | $69,639 |
| Croyle Township | 3% | B− | C− | 23 min | $59,514 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaverdale’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 2024, 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 Beaverdale: questions
What is the median household income in Beaverdale?
$46,346 (±$6,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaverdale?
12.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaverdale?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaverdale work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (9%, 8 mi), Adams Township (7%, 4 mi), Johnstown (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beaverdale 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 Beaverdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaverdale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.