Photo: takomabibelot Camera location40° 36′ 31.32″ N, 79° 44′ 07.9″ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap 40.608699; -79.735529 · CC BY 2.0Households in Brackenridge have lower incomes than those in 88% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.5 in Pittsburgh. 15.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. Jobs and income earn Brackenridge B−; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Brackenridge
Fewer jobs are based in Brackenridge than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Brackenridge fell from 1,642 in 2013 to 863 in 2023, −47%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Brackenridge pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in Brackenridge pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 57% of the jobs Brackenridge residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Brackenridge. The jobs ↓
Brackenridge makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Brackenridge are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Brackenridge residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Brackenridge
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Brackenridge is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #671 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Brackenridge’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($50,197, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brackenridge could be anywhere from C to A−.
In Brackenridge, 49% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
863 jobs are based in Brackenridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brackenridge, 2013 → 2023: 1,642 → 863. 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 Brackenridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Brackenridge quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,377 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 828 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Brackenridge on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Brackenridge clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Brackenridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brackenridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,493 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.
The commute from Brackenridge, 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Brackenridge
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Brackenridge is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #69 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Brackenridge 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 1,620 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 71% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 12.2% of Brackenridge households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Brackenridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200, Brackenridge ranks 2,117th of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,115 | Juno Beach FL | 3,935 | $84K | 8.3% | 9.7% | 8% | B− |
| 2,116 | Spring Brook Township PA | 2,817 | $70K | 6.0% | 5.3% | 3% | B− |
| 2,117 | Brackenridge PA | 3,093 | $50K | 15.1% | 1.9% | 2% | B− |
| 2,118 | Readfield ME | 2,730 | $87K | 5.0% | 6.3% | 11% | B− |
| 2,119 | Casnovia Township MI | 2,825 | $83K | 9.1% | 5.1% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Brackenridge, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 10% of Brackenridge
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brackenridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenridge | – | B− | A+ | 26 min | $50,197 |
| Harrison Township | 6% | B | A | 24 min | $66,316 |
| Natrona Heights | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Natrona | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Tarentum | 4% | C | A+ | 23 min | $45,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Natrona Heights and Natrona: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brackenridge’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 Brackenridge: questions
What is the median household income in Brackenridge?
$50,197 (±$14,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brackenridge?
15.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brackenridge?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brackenridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (16%, 17 mi), Harrison Township (6%, 2 mi), O'Hara Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Brackenridge walkable?
Brackenridge is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brackenridge without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 71% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brackenridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brackenridge
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.