At 2.3%, unemployment in Berwick Township is lower than in 80% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Berwick Township for work; outside it, Hanover is the main destination (13%, 3 miles). The two grades for Berwick Township are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. For 9% of workers, the job is at home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Berwick Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Berwick Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Berwick Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
How a workday changes Berwick Township
On a workday 1,194 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 677 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Berwick Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Berwick Township ends
Where Berwick Township clocks in
13% 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 work there is in Berwick Township: 719 jobs
719 jobs are based in Berwick Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berwick Township, 2014 → 2024: 638 → 719. 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 Berwick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Berwick Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berwick Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,152 commuters (the 9% 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.
How many miles Berwick Township commutes
About 16% 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.
In Berwick Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Berwick Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,265 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). <1% 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). 1.2% of Berwick Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Berwick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Berwick Township is 1,039th among 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Spring Hill Township KS | 2,006 | $111K | 1.0% | 13.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,038 | Highland Township OH | 2,284 | $82K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,039 | Berwick Township PA | 2,475 | $85K | 8.3% | 2.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,040 | Abita Springs LA | 2,753 | $77K | 8.7% | 1.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,041 | St. Lawrence PA | 1,962 | $86K | 9.0% | 5.2% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Berwick Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 19% of Berwick Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Berwick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Township | – | B+ | C | 27 min | $85,139 |
| Paradise Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 30 min | $79,152 |
| Penn Township | 9% | B | B | 30 min | $85,199 |
| Abbottstown | 4% | B+ | B | 26 min | $81,607 |
| Hamilton Township | under 3% | A− | C | 24 min | $107,188 |
| Oxford Township | 3% | B+ | C | 26 min | $82,783 |
| Heidelberg Township | under 3% | A | C− | 25 min | $113,355 |
| Conewago Township | 3% | B+ | B | 27 min | $88,939 |
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 Berwick 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 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 Berwick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Berwick Township?
$85,139 (±$14,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berwick Township?
8.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berwick Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berwick Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover (13%, 3 mi), Penn Township (9%, 4 mi), Abbottstown (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Berwick Township walkable?
Berwick Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Berwick Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berwick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berwick Township
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. 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.