Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBurrell Township’s household incomes are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Burrell Township itself; outside it, White Township draws the most (8%, 14 miles). The poverty rate is 6.6%, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. For jobs and income Burrell Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Burrell Township, in a few figures
Burrell Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Burrell Township (Black Lick Township, Derry Township, Center Township, West Wheatfield Township, Fairfield Township and others) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Burrell Township has 1.6 per resident. Next door ↓
Commutes from Burrell Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Burrell Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Burrell Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($50,948, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burrell Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Getting to work from Burrell Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burrell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,101 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who leaves Burrell Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,210 residents head out to work, 157 work right here, and 2,050 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Burrell Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Burrell Township live
Where Burrell Township clocks in
5% 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.
Inside Burrell Township’s 2,207 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burrell Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,359 → 2,207. 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 Burrell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Burrell Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Burrell Township, work means a drive
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 1,323 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.4% of Burrell Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Burrell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Burrell Township ranks 2,417th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,415 | Beulah ND | 3,077 | $77K | 11.2% | 2.0% | 35% | B− |
| 2,416 | Pike Township OH | 4,166 | $67K | 15.6% | 1.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,417 | Burrell Township PA | 3,434 | $51K | 6.6% | 3.6% | 11% | B− |
| 2,418 | Nashville IL | 3,011 | $63K | 6.8% | 4.4% | 36% | B− |
| 2,419 | Gervais OR | 2,572 | $83K | 11.2% | 7.2% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Burrell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Burrell Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Derry Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burrell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell Township | – | B− | C− | 20 min | $50,948 |
| Black Lick Township | under 2% | C− | D | 24 min | $69,485 |
| Derry Township | 4% | C+ | B− | 24 min | $66,156 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C | B | 22 min | $70,236 |
| West Wheatfield Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 35 min | $72,500 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | B− | D | 38 min | $70,815 |
| Brush Valley Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 28 min | $76,509 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burrell 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Burrell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burrell Township?
$50,948 (±$12,425) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burrell Township?
6.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burrell Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burrell Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are White Township (8%, 14 mi), Pittsburgh (5%, 40 mi), Derry Township (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Burrell Township walkable?
Burrell Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burrell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burrell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burrell Township
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. 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.