Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Bridgeton Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 126 jobs in Bridgeton Township for 650 working residents. Bridgeton Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 5% work in Bridgeton Township itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (7%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bridgeton Township
Bridgeton Township is a place people come home to
There are 126 jobs based in Bridgeton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bridgeton Township has about 700 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bridgeton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical 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 650 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Bridgeton Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Bridgeton Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,292, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.7%) is left out: Bridgeton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bridgeton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Bridgeton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 616 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Bridgeton Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Getting to work from Bridgeton Township takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bridgeton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 500 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bridgeton Township ends
Where Bridgeton Township clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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.
33% of the jobs in Bridgeton Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bridgeton Township, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 126. 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 Bridgeton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Bridgeton Township
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.
In Bridgeton Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bridgeton Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 595 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 0.8% of Bridgeton Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bridgeton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, Bridgeton Township comes 523rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 521 | Rosefield Township IL | 1,204 | $85K | 3.2% | 2.9% | 1% | A− |
| 522 | Decoria Township MN | 1,100 | $124K | 5.1% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| 523 | Bridgeton Township PA | 1,228 | $82K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A− |
| 524 | Douglas MI | 1,411 | $82K | 4.4% | 1.0% | 9% | A− |
| 525 | Le Sauk Township MN | 1,515 | $94K | 6.4% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Bridgeton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Bridgeton Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Nockamixon Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bridgeton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton Township | – | A− | C− | 35 min | $82,292 |
| Nockamixon Township | 3% | A | B | 39 min | $104,965 |
| Tinicum Township | 3% | A− | B | 37 min | $122,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bridgeton Township’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 Bridgeton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bridgeton Township?
$82,292 (±$22,703) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bridgeton Township?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bridgeton Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bridgeton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 38 mi), Nockamixon Township (3%, 4 mi), Plumstead Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bridgeton Township walkable?
Bridgeton Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bridgeton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bridgeton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bridgeton Township
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.