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Jobs & commute in Bradys Bend Township

Most of Bradys Bend Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Bradys Bend Township for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (6%, 41 miles). 137 jobs are based in Bradys Bend Township; 311 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 32 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Getting to work from Bradys Bend Township, in brief

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Each way, about 32 minutes from Bradys Bend Township

A year of commuting
248 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bradys Bend Township32 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 2 in 10
How Bradys Bend Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
3%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 262 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.

Day and night

Who commutes out of Bradys Bend Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.

308live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
134work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night760
Workday590
760live here− 310head out to work+ 130come in to work= 590on a workday

About 590 people are in Bradys Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.44jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Bradys Bend Township’s residents

Petrolia: 7 residents work here (2%)Ford CityEast BradyKittanning: 6 residents work here (2%)Parker: 11 residents work here (4%)Butler: 15 residents work here (5%)Pittsburgh: 18 residents work here (6%)Jackson TownshipButler Township: 12 residents work here (4%)Brady TownshipBradys Bend TownshipJefferson Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Clearfield TownshipWest Franklin TownshipMadison TownshipDonegal Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Fairview TownshipPerry TownshipSugarcreek Township: 16 residents work here (5%)East Franklin Township: 15 residents work here (5%)PittsburghSugarcreek TownshipButlerEast Franklin TownshipButler TownshipParkerBradys Bend Township
1
Pittsburgh41.3 mi away
6%18
25%16
3
Butler15.5 mi away
5%15
45%15
5
Butler Township17.1 mi away
4%12
6
Parker7.6 mi away
4%11
7
Petrolia4.4 mi away
2%7
8
Kittanning12.7 mi away
2%6
9
Jefferson Township16.6 mi away
2%5
10
Donegal Township6.2 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
65%201
The top trips

Where Bradys Bend 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

The kinds of work in Bradys Bend Township

Jobs based in Bradys Bend TownshipJobs Bradys Bend Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms22%33%
Trade, transport & utilities34%14%
Services: health, schools, offices44%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%27%
Over $3,333 a month54%62%

Who does it

29 or younger12%17%
30 to 5454%51%
55 and older34%31%
+93%

Jobs based in Bradys Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 137. 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 Bradys Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bradys Bend Township

10 mi25 mi50 miPittsburgh: 6% · 41.3 miSugarcreek Township: 5% · 3.9 miButler: 5% · 15.5 miEast Franklin Township: 5% · 9.3 miButler Township: 4% · 17.1 miParker: 4% · 7.6 miPetrolia: 2% · 4.4 miKittanning: 2% · 12.7 miJefferson Township: 2% · 16.6 miDonegal Township: 2% · 6.2 miPittsburgh 6%Sugarcreek Township 5%Butler 5%Bradys Bend Township
Bradys Bend TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi60 residents
38%10–24 mi117 residents
30%25–50 mi93 residents
13%Over 50 mi40 residents

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.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Bradys Bend Township

The biggest share goes to Sugarcreek Township (5%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

East Brady31 min
Bradys Bend Township32 min
Sugarcreek Township37 min
Madison Township38 min
Perry Township39 min
Brady Township41 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBradys Bend Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bradys Bend Township–——32 min$65,536
East Bradyunder 2%——31 min—
Brady Townshipunder 2%——41 min—
Madison Townshipunder 2%C−D38 min$68,409
Perry Townshipunder 2%——39 min—
Sugarcreek Township5%C−B37 min$57,583

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

Darker towns draw more of Bradys Bend 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bradys Bend Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bradys Bend Township?

$65,536 (±$16,242) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bradys Bend Township?

9.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bradys Bend Township?

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

Where do people who live in Bradys Bend Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (6%, 41 mi), Sugarcreek Township (5%, 4 mi), Butler (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bradys Bend Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Bradys Bend Township

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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.