Photo: Andrew M. Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0A job hub: Birmingham has 4.5 jobs per working resident, and 118 people come in to work
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Birmingham has 118 jobs for 26 working residents. Hardly any stay in Birmingham for work; outside it, Ferguson Township is the main destination (15%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Birmingham on a workday afternoon
On a workday 26 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 180 people are in Birmingham on a workday afternoon, 102% 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 Birmingham, and from where
Where Birmingham clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
Most jobs in Birmingham are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Birmingham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Birmingham
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birmingham workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Birmingham
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.
Work next door: 12% of Birmingham’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birmingham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,250 |
| Warriors Mark Township | 12% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $87,350 |
| Tyrone Township | under 4% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $91,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Warriors Mark Township. Darker towns draw more of Birmingham’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 Birmingham: questions
What is the median household income in Birmingham?
$71,250 (±$16,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birmingham?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birmingham?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birmingham work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ferguson Township (15%, 15 mi), Patton Township (12%, 19 mi), Warriors Mark Township (12%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birmingham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Birmingham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birmingham
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.