Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Upper Burrell Township has 2.6 jobs per working resident, and 2,672 people come in to work
2,722 jobs are based in Upper Burrell Township; 1,057 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Upper Burrell Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−. Only 5% work in Upper Burrell Township itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (16%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Upper Burrell Township at work: what stands out
Upper Burrell Township is where the jobs are
Upper Burrell Township has 2,722 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,800 people are in town, 79% more than the 2,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Upper Burrell Township makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Upper Burrell Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Burrell Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 20%. The jobs ↓
Upper Burrell Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Upper Burrell Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Upper Burrell Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Upper Burrell Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (9.4%) is left out: Upper Burrell Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Upper Burrell Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How many people are in Upper Burrell Township by day
On a workday 1,007 residents head out to work and 50 work right here.
About 3,800 people are in Upper Burrell Township on a workday afternoon, 79% more 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.
Making and building: 43% of jobs based in Upper Burrell Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Burrell Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,024 → 2,722. 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 Upper Burrell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Upper Burrell Township, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Burrell Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 695 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where Upper Burrell Township’s workforce comes from
Where Upper Burrell Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Upper Burrell Township
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.
Most of Upper Burrell Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 865 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). 3.3% of Upper Burrell Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Upper Burrell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Upper Burrell Township comes 552nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 550 | Maple Park IL | 1,523 | $107K | 7.0% | 4.0% | <1% | A− |
| 551 | Locke Township MI | 1,809 | $106K | 5.4% | 2.6% | <1% | A− |
| 552 | Upper Burrell Township PA | 2,114 | $89K | 5.3% | 9.4% | 5% | A− |
| 553 | Burley WA | 2,443 | $118K | 5.6% | 2.7% | <1% | A− |
| 554 | Urbana IA | 1,671 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Upper Burrell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 15% of Upper Burrell Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Lower Burrell (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Burrell Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Burrell Township | – | A− | C− | 32 min | $89,229 |
| Murrysville | 4% | A | C+ | 29 min | $121,823 |
| Allegheny Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $79,894 |
| Plum | 3% | A | B | 31 min | $98,705 |
| Washington Township | 2% | A− | D | 32 min | $83,587 |
| Lower Burrell | 6% | B+ | B | 26 min | $84,602 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Burrell Township’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 Upper Burrell Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Burrell Township?
$89,229 (±$8,537) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Burrell Township?
5.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Burrell Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Burrell Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (16%, 18 mi), Lower Burrell (6%, 3 mi), Monroeville (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Burrell Township walkable?
Upper Burrell Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Burrell Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Burrell Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Burrell Township
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.