Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Harwick works elsewhere
For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 56 jobs are based in Harwick for 447 working residents. Hardly any work in Harwick; the top destination outside it is Pittsburgh (21%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Harwick in brief
Harwick quiets down on a workday
On a workday 443 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Harwick on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Commuting out of Harwick: the destinations
Where Harwick clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Harwick, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 56. 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 Harwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Harwick, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Harwick workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 381 commuters (the 8% 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 Harwick
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.
Next door to Harwick
The biggest share goes to Harmar Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Harwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harwick | – | — | — | 23 min | $60,179 |
| Harmar Township | 6% | B | A | 25 min | $65,075 |
| Frazer Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 26 min | $77,625 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Harwick’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 Harwick: questions
What is the median household income in Harwick?
$60,179 (±$11,034) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Harwick?
15.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Harwick?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Harwick work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (21%, 12 mi), Harmar Township (6%, 2 mi), O'Hara Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Harwick without a car?
2% 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 Harwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Harwick
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.