Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Bern Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 5,656 people commute in to work
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. 5,868 jobs are based in Bern Township, and 2,804 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Bern Township are A+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bern Township, in a few figures
Bern Township is where the jobs are
Bern Township has 5,868 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,800 people are in town, 45% more than the 6,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Bern Township works one town over
29% of working residents work in a town that borders Bern Township: Reading (11%), Muhlenberg Township (6%) and Spring Township (5%). Next door ↓
Bern Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,868 jobs in Bern Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 34%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Bern Township pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Bern Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bern Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bern Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #67 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bern Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bern Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who works in Bern Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,592 residents head out to work and 212 work right here.
About 9,800 people are in Bern Township on a workday afternoon, 45% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Bern Township, and from where
Where Bern Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
74% of the jobs in Bern Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bern Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,379 → 5,868. 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 Bern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bern Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bern Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,359 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Bern Township, by distance
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 trips from Bern Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bern Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #697 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Bern Township 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 2,691 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). 0.6% of Bern Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bern Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
203rd of 3,303: where Bern Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 201 | Cherry Hills Village CO | 6,389 | $250K | 2.3% | 4.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 202 | Purcellville VA | 8,890 | $165K | 4.6% | 1.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 203 | Bern Township PA | 6,780 | $118K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 204 | Snyderville UT | 5,948 | $144K | 4.6% | 1.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 205 | Asbury IA | 6,035 | $125K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,303 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Bern Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 29% of Bern Township
The biggest share goes to Reading (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bern Township | – | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $117,897 |
| Lower Heidelberg Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 31 min | $123,476 |
| Muhlenberg Township | 6% | B+ | B | 23 min | $88,069 |
| Ontelaunee Township | 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $111,154 |
| Spring Township | 5% | A | A− | 24 min | $94,837 |
| Leesport | under 2% | B+ | B | 20 min | $95,577 |
| Riverview Park | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Reading | 11% | C− | A | 24 min | $44,091 |
| Wyomissing | 4% | A | B+ | 20 min | $93,203 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | A | B− | 29 min | $97,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverview Park: 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 Bern 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 Bern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bern Township?
$117,897 (±$18,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bern Township?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bern Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bern Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (11%, 6 mi), Muhlenberg Township (6%, 4 mi), Spring Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bern Township walkable?
Bern Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bern Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bern 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.