Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Burrell Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Burrell Township has 87 jobs, and 256 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Burrell Township itself; outside it, East Franklin Township draws the most (9%, 14 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Burrell Township
The daily trip from Burrell Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 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 206 commuters (the 6% 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.
How many people are in Burrell Township by day
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Burrell Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 people from Burrell Township work
Where Burrell Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 82% of Burrell Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burrell Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 87. 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 Burrell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Burrell Township’s workers travel
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.
Around Burrell Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Parks Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burrell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrell Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $53,625 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 34 min | $59,205 |
| Kittanning Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $78,750 |
| Kiskiminetas Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $64,896 |
| South Bend Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Parks Township | 3% | C− | D | 31 min | $66,944 |
| Plumcreek Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $87,606 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Bend Township: not graded. 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 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 Burrell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Burrell Township?
$53,625 (±$14,931) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burrell Township?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burrell Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burrell Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (9%, 14 mi), Pittsburgh (9%, 31 mi), Kittanning (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burrell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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), 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.