Byrnedale has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Byrnedale has 14 jobs for 155 working residents. Only 1% work in Byrnedale; the top destination outside it is St. Marys (35%, 11 miles). 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Byrnedale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 153 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Byrnedale on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Byrnedale goes to work
Where Byrnedale clocks in
35% 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.
The kinds of work in Byrnedale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Byrnedale, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 14. 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 Byrnedale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Byrnedale: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Byrnedale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 3% 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 miles Byrnedale commutes
About 25% 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.
Byrnedale and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Byrnedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrnedale | – | — | — | 19 min | $90,568 |
| Weedville | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Weedville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Byrnedale’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 Byrnedale: questions
What is the median household income in Byrnedale?
$90,568 (±$7,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Byrnedale?
1.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Byrnedale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Byrnedale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Marys (35%, 11 mi), DuBois (9%, 18 mi), Jay Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Byrnedale 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 Byrnedale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Byrnedale
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.