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Jobs & commute in Brady Township

Brady Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Brady Township report 8 jobs; 35 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Brady Township; the top destination outside it is Rimersburg (6%, 6 miles). Working residents average 41 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Brady Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

35live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night70
Workday43
70live here− 35head out to work+ 8come in to work= 43on a workday

About 43 people are in Brady Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Brady Township to work: where people go

Rimersburg: 2 residents work here (6%)New Bethlehem: 1 residents work here (3%)East Brady: 1 residents work here (3%)Berlin: 1 residents work here (3%)Saegertown: 1 residents work here (3%)Brookville: 1 residents work here (3%)Oil City: 1 residents work here (3%)Erie: 2 residents work here (6%)Brady TownshipBradys Bend TownshipPine Creek Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Washington TownshipMadison TownshipSugarcreek TownshipPiney Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Monroe TownshipToby TownshipRimersburgEriePine Creek TownshipPiney TownshipNew BethlehemEast BradyBrady Township
1
Rimersburg6.4 mi away
6%2
2
Erie82.3 mi away
6%2
36%2
4
Piney Township13.1 mi away
6%2
5
New Bethlehem14.2 mi away
3%1
6
East Brady0.8 mi away
3%1
7
Berlin80.6 mi away
3%1
8
Saegertown57.9 mi away
3%1
9
Brookville29.5 mi away
3%1
10
Oil City31.6 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
60%21
The top trips

Where Brady Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Brady TownshipJobs Brady Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%34%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices100%37%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less88%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%37%
Over $3,333 a month0%46%

Who does it

29 or younger63%20%
30 to 5413%63%
55 and older25%17%
−38%

Jobs based in Brady Township, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 8. 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 Brady Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Brady Township, about 41 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
317 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Brady Township41 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

of Brady Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Brady Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
18%Carpool

Share of the 22 commuters (the 15% 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 far

How many miles Brady Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRimersburg: 6% · 6.4 miErie: 6% · 82.3 miPine Creek Township: 6% · 33 miPiney Township: 6% · 13.1 miNew Bethlehem: 3% · 14.2 miEast Brady: 3% · 0.8 miBerlin: 3% · 80.6 miSaegertown: 3% · 57.9 miBrookville: 3% · 29.5 miOil City: 3% · 31.6 miRimersburg 6%Erie 6%Piney Township 6%New Bethlehem 3%Brady Township
Brady TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi6 residents
31%10–24 mi11 residents
31%25–50 mi11 residents
20%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Around Brady Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to East Brady (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

East Brady31 min
Bradys Bend Township32 min
Washington Township34 min
Madison Township38 min
Brady Township41 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBrady Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Brady Township–——41 min$66,250
Bradys Bend Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Washington Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
East Brady3%——31 min—
Madison Townshipunder 3%C−D38 min$68,409

Same-state neighbors only. Bradys Bend Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. East Brady: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Brady Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Brady Township: questions

What is the median household income in Brady Township?

$66,250 (±$15,327) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brady Township?

9.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Brady Township?

41 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Brady Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rimersburg (6%, 6 mi), Erie (6%, 82 mi), Pine Creek Township (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Brady Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brady Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Brady Township

Brady Township home →

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.