Work & commute · Berwick

Work & commute in Berwick, PA

About one in 5 of Berwick’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Salem (6%), South Centre (5%) and Bloomsburg (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

887 of 4,430 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,543 Berwick residents head out of town to work, 887 work right here, and 2,852 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Berwick.

3,543live here, work elsewhere

887live and work here

2,852work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Berwick goes to work

Berwick (in town)right here

20%887

Salem5 mi away

6%279

South Centre5.7 mi away

5%238

Bloomsburg11.3 mi away

5%211

Mahoning19.3 mi away

4%162

Briar Creek1.8 mi away

3%153

Scott8.8 mi away

3%138

Hazle14 mi away

3%135

Hemlock14.2 mi away

2%96

Philadelphia93.1 mi away

2%73

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%2,058

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Berwick commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

41%

27%

14%

18%

41%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Berwick is balanced between jobs and homes

0.84jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Berwick are

3,739 jobs are based in Berwick. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Berwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Berwick

3,739 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Berwick residents hold

4,430 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−7%

Jobs based in Berwick, 2013 → 2023: 4,012 → 3,739. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.