Foundryville has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
The poverty rate is 1.4%, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. 9 jobs are based in Foundryville for 117 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Foundryville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 117 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Foundryville on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
16% of working residents work in Berwick
Where Foundryville clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
67% of the jobs in Foundryville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Foundryville, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 9. 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 Foundryville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Foundryville
of Foundryville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 38% 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.
Miles to work from Foundryville
About 15% 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.
Work next door: 16% of Foundryville’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Foundryville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundryville | – | — | — | — | $158,008 |
| Berwick | 16% | C− | A | 20 min | $49,800 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Berwick. Darker towns draw more of Foundryville’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 Foundryville: questions
What is the median household income in Foundryville?
$158,008 (±$85,801) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Foundryville?
1.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Foundryville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berwick (16%, 2 mi), Salem Township (9%, 3 mi), South Centre Township (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Foundryville 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 Foundryville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Foundryville
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.