Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Bernville commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
80 jobs are based in Bernville; 451 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Bernville; the top destination outside it is Reading (8%, 12 miles). At home: 4% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bernville, in brief
Bernville is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Bernville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bernville has about 510 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Bernville workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 451 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Bernville by day and by night
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Bernville on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2023, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes to work from Bernville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bernville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 426 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where Bernville’s working residents head each day
Where Bernville 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.
What Bernville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bernville, 2013 → 2023: 199 → 80. 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 Bernville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Bernville to work
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.
Bernville and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bernville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernville | – | — | — | 28 min | $89,167 |
| Jefferson Township | 3% | A | B | 30 min | $116,250 |
| Penn Township | 4% | A | B− | 29 min | $97,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Penn Township. Darker towns draw more of Bernville’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 Bernville: questions
What is the median household income in Bernville?
$89,167 (±$13,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bernville?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bernville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bernville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (8%, 12 mi), Muhlenberg Township (5%, 10 mi), Penn Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bernville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bernville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bernville
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.