With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bressler works elsewhere
Bressler has 72 jobs; 647 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bressler itself; outside it, Harrisburg draws the most (14%, 5 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Bressler in brief
Bressler is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Bressler, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bressler has about 1,500 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Bressler residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Bressler are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 647 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Bressler, and who commutes in
On a workday 647 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Bressler on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Bressler
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Bressler takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bressler workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 857 commuters (the 20% 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.
Commuting out of Bressler: the destinations
Where Bressler clocks in
14% 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.
In Bressler, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bressler, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 72. 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 Bressler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Bressler
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bressler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressler | – | — | — | 18 min | $76,181 |
| Steelton | under 3% | C+ | A+ | 20 min | $58,194 |
| Oberlin | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Enhaut | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oberlin and Enhaut: 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 Bressler’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 Bressler: questions
What is the median household income in Bressler?
$76,181 (±$23,369) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bressler?
5.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bressler?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bressler work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (14%, 5 mi), Swatara Township (10%, 1 mi), Lower Paxton Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bressler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bressler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bressler
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.