Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainLower Burrell has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Lower Burrell report 2,192 jobs for 5,298 working residents. Jobs and income earn Lower Burrell B+; getting around on foot earns it B. Only 8% work in Lower Burrell itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (18%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lower Burrell, in a few figures
Lower Burrell’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lower Burrell is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #423 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lower Burrell’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Burrell could be anywhere from B− to A.
The kinds of work in Lower Burrell
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Burrell, 2013 → 2023: 2,514 → 2,192. 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 Lower Burrell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lower Burrell
On a workday 4,900 residents head out to work, 398 work right here, and 1,794 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,400 people are in Lower Burrell 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 the trip to work from Lower Burrell ends
Where Lower Burrell clocks in
18% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Time on the road from Lower Burrell: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Burrell workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,800 commuters (the 12% 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.
Lower Burrell’s commute, mile by mile
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.
For most of Lower Burrell, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lower Burrell is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #496 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,456 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.2% of Lower Burrell households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lower Burrell’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Lower Burrell ranks 954th of 2,507 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 952 | Citrus CA | 10,904 | $103K | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 953 | Mission KS | 10,125 | $76K | 9.7% | 3.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 954 | Lower Burrell PA | 11,470 | $85K | 7.8% | 3.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 955 | Woodstock CT | 8,474 | $112K | 4.4% | 4.0% | 13% | B+ |
| 956 | Conewago Township PA | 9,140 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lower Burrell, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Lower Burrell’s workers
The biggest share goes to New Kensington (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Burrell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Burrell | – | B+ | B | 26 min | $84,602 |
| New Kensington | 4% | C | A | 25 min | $49,063 |
| Plum | 2% | A | B | 31 min | $98,705 |
| Upper Burrell Township | 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $89,229 |
| Allegheny Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| Natrona | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Harrison Township | 3% | B | A | 24 min | $66,316 |
| Tarentum | 2% | C | A+ | 23 min | $45,167 |
Same-state neighbors only. Natrona: 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 Lower Burrell’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 Lower Burrell: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Burrell?
$84,602 (±$7,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Burrell?
7.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Burrell?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Burrell work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (18%, 17 mi), O'Hara Township (4%, 10 mi), New Kensington (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lower Burrell walkable?
Lower Burrell is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Burrell without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Burrell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Burrell
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.