Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0Burnside Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Burnside Township has 4 jobs; 190 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Burnside Township itself; outside it, College Township draws the most (13%, 24 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Burnside Township
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Burnside Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Where the trip to work from Burnside Township ends
Where Burnside Township clocks in
13% 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 Burnside Township, 75% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burnside Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 4. 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 Burnside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Burnside Township: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burnside Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 169 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Burnside Township
About 18% 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.
The towns around Burnside Township
The biggest share goes to Snow Shoe Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burnside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnside Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $65,625 |
| Karthaus Township | under 5% | — | — | 47 min | — |
| Cooper Township | under 5% | B | C | 35 min | $80,900 |
| West Keating Township | under 5% | — | — | 77 min | — |
| East Keating Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Snow Shoe Township | 9% | C | C | 36 min | $66,161 |
| Beech Creek Township | under 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Curtin Township | under 5% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Noyes Township | under 5% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Karthaus Township, West Keating Township, East Keating Township, Beech Creek Township, Curtin Township and Noyes Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burnside 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 Burnside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burnside Township?
$65,625 (±$15,030) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burnside Township?
5.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burnside Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burnside Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (13%, 24 mi), Snow Shoe Township (9%, 7 mi), Benner Township (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burnside Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burnside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burnside 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.