Photo: Pete unseth · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in East Berwick, PA
For 31% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Only 6% stay in East Berwick for work; outside it, Berwick is the main destination (17%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute from East Berwick lasts 20 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in East Berwick, in a few figures
East Berwick and Berwick trade workers both ways
Berwick is the top workplace for East Berwick residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in East Berwick come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of East Berwick works from home
31% of East Berwick workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from East Berwick 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; with 937 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where East Berwick goes to work
Where East Berwick clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
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.
The trip to work from East Berwick: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Berwick workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 802 commuters (the 31% 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.
The daily flow of workers through East Berwick
On a workday 885 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in East Berwick on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
67% of the jobs in East Berwick pay over $3,333 a month
700 jobs are based in East Berwick.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Berwick, 2014 → 2024: 662 → 700. 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 East Berwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from East Berwick
About 17% 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.
Next door to East Berwick
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Berwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Berwick | – | — | — | 20 min | $98,697 |
| Nescopeck | under 3% | C+ | A− | 23 min | $62,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Berwick’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 East Berwick: questions
What is the median household income in East Berwick?
$98,697 (±$25,092) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Berwick?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Berwick?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Berwick work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berwick (17%, 2 mi), Salem Township (12%, 3 mi), South Centre Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Berwick without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Berwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Berwick
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.