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The most common industries in Whitfield are: Educational services (17.0% of civilian employees), Health care (13.0% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.3% of civilian employees). 77.9% of workers work in Berks County and 11.7% of all workers work at home. 60.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.1% less than the rate of 67.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Whitfield, Pennsylvania was 2,952 / 5,293
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Whitfield, Pennsylvania was 2,952 / 5,293
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 17.0% (255) | 13.7% (102) | 20.3% (153) |
| Health care | 13.0% (195) | 7.9% (59) | 18.0% (136) |
| Finance and insurance | 6.3% (94) | 3.1% (23) | 9.4% (71) |
| Metal and metal products | 5.5% (83) | 11.1% (83) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.6% (69) | 5.0% (37) | 4.2% (32) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.5% (68) | 1.6% (12) | 7.4% (56) |
| Computer and electronic products | 4.0% (60) | 6.7% (50) | 1.3% (10) |
| Utilities | 3.9% (59) | 6.8% (51) | 1.1% (8) |
| U. S. Postal service | 3.3% (50) | 4.6% (34) | 2.1% (16) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 3.1% (47) | 3.4% (25) | 2.9% (22) |
| Truck transportation | 3.1% (47) | 5.5% (41) | 0.8% (6) |
| Public administration | 2.5% (38) | 2.7% (20) | 2.4% (18) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.5% (38) | 2.5% (19) | 2.5% (19) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 2.2% (33) | 1.2% (9) | 3.2% (24) |
| Food | 1.9% (29) | 3.9% (29) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.9% (29) | 1.6% (12) | 2.3% (17) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.9% (29) | 1.2% (9) | 2.7% (20) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 3.6% (27) |
| Social assistance | 1.7% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (25) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.4% (21) | 1.7% (13) | 1.1% (8) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (20) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.2% (18) | 0.9% (7) | 1.5% (11) |
| Construction | 1.1% (17) | 2.3% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (17) | 1.3% (10) | 0.9% (7) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (16) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (16) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (12) | 1.6% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (10) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (9) | 1.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (9) | 1.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (8) | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (8) | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (8) | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.5% (7) | 0.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.5% (7) | 0.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (7) | 0.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (6) |
| Food and beverage stores | 0.3% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Whitfield
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.5%Males
- 2.1%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 9.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 3.8%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.0%Males
- 1.8%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 3.4% (88) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.2% (278,903) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 4.6% (117) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.9% (210,362) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 3.6% (92) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (274,242) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 3.1% (80) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.0% (480,402) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 20.1% (512) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.0% (532,059) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 10.6% (270) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (726,980) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 10.5% (267) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.5% (611,627) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 11.0% (281) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (585,665) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 7.1% (181) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.7% (302,857) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 10.3% (263) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.1% (324,576) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 1.2% (30) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (146,376) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Whitfield: | 0.6% (16) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (75,840) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Whitfield: | 6.7% (171) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.6% (407,255) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Whitfield: | 5.1% (130) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (369,524) |
<5am:
| Whitfield: | 2.4% (35) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (172,304) |
5:30am:
| Whitfield: | 3.2% (47) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (150,168) |
6am:
| Whitfield: | 2.1% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (245,004) |
6:30am:
| Whitfield: | 2.7% (40) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (478,636) |
7am:
| Whitfield: | 11.5% (169) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.8% (599,808) |
7:30am:
| Whitfield: | 11.4% (167) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (759,372) |
8am:
| Whitfield: | 20.8% (304) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (826,968) |
8:30am:
| Whitfield: | 11.1% (162) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.6% (588,440) |
9am:
| Whitfield: | 6.8% (100) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (304,765) |
10am:
| Whitfield: | 1.2% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (280,812) |
11am:
| Whitfield: | 4.2% (61) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (114,676) |
12pm:
| Whitfield: | 2.5% (36) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.0% (57,867) |
4pm:
| Whitfield: | 4.8% (71) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (404,775) |
>4pm:
| Whitfield: | 11.0% (161) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (408,070) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 5.0% (64) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (203,028) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 10.0% (129) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.6% (157,829) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 7.8% (100) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.4% (180,791) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 5.6% (72) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.5% (296,669) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 14.7% (189) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (293,727) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 8.5% (109) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.6% (356,257) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 12.0% (155) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (268,895) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 6.0% (78) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (274,966) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 7.6% (98) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.9% (137,370) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 1.5% (19) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (145,545) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 0.8% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (66,088) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 12.6% (163) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (210,601) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Whitfield: | 6.2% (80) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (202,203) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.9% (23) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.0% (75,875) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 0.5% (7) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (183,733) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 26.6% (335) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (238,332) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 12.8% (161) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.8% (370,723) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 8.9% (112) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (342,732) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 16.1% (203) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (310,699) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 6.7% (85) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.6% (165,487) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 16.7% (210) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (179,031) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.6% (20) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (80,288) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.6% (20) |
| Pennsylvania: | 1.6% (39,749) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Whitfield: | 4.1% (51) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.7% (167,321) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9%
Number of people working at home: 348 (11.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 348 (11.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 4.8% (45) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.3% (176,091) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 15.2% (143) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.2% (536,363) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 22.5% (211) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.4% (709,149) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 14.8% (139) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.1% (795,392) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 21.3% (200) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.2% (750,120) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 7.8% (73) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (376,011) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.6% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% (689,933) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 6.0% (56) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (181,099) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.6% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (211,803) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 0.5% (5) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (429,639) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 4.1% (39) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (292,390) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.4% (21) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (196,492) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 13.6% (199) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.1% (615,919) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 28.6% (419) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (825,199) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 24.4% (357) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.0% (836,006) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 13.0% (190) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.1% (782,790) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 2.5% (37) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.9% (327,459) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.7% (25) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.8% (655,811) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.2% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (148,906) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 2.0% (30) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (187,483) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 2.2% (32) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (407,516) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Whitfield: | 3.5% (52) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.8% (265,759) |
90 or more minutes:
| Whitfield: | 1.5% (22) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.6% (142,325) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 4.3% (10) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (90,117) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 17.1% (39) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.4% (263,803) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 24.9% (57) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.3% (344,337) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 20.1% (46) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.4% (402,062) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 15.4% (35) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (380,953) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 13.5% (31) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (193,555) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Whitfield: | 2.3% (5) |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (383,132) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 5.1% (37) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (85,974) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 13.4% (97) |
| Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (272,560) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 22.8% (164) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.7% (364,812) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 13.0% (93) |
| Pennsylvania: | 15.9% (393,330) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 22.1% (159) |
| Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (369,167) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 6.0% (43) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (182,456) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.3% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (306,801) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 7.7% (55) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (78,977) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 2.1% (15) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.7% (91,427) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 0.8% (5) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (177,873) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Whitfield: | 5.3% (38) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (109,101) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Whitfield: | 85.1% (828) |
| Pennsylvania: | 81.0% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled:
| Whitfield: | 13.2% (128) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.8% (224,687) |
Walked:
| Whitfield: | 1.7% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.8% (101,672) |
Drove car alone:
| Whitfield: | 90.9% (1,331) |
| Pennsylvania: | 76.5% (4,247,836) |
Carpooled:
| Whitfield: | 2.5% (36) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (577,364) |
Motorcycle:
| Whitfield: | 0.6% (9) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.1% (3,235) |
Bicycle:
| Whitfield: | 0.3% (4) |
| Pennsylvania: | 0.3% (14,001) |
Walked:
| Whitfield: | 1.4% (21) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (229,725) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Whitfield: | 93.0% (222) |
| Pennsylvania: | 81.8% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Whitfield: | 7.0% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (224,687) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Whitfield: | 82.5% (613) |
| Pennsylvania: | 80.1% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Whitfield: | 15.2% (113) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.1% (224,687) |
Walked - Females:
| Whitfield: | 2.3% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (101,672) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Whitfield: | 94.4% (2,353) |
| Pennsylvania: | 90.2% (4,322,003) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Whitfield: | 3.8% (95) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.7% (367,639) |
Drove alone:
| Whitfield: | 97.4% (1,331) |
| Pennsylvania: | 88.0% (4,247,836) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Whitfield: | 2.6% (36) |
| Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (470,174) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Whitfield: | 60.4% (1,813) |
| Pennsylvania: | 67.7% (4,333,849) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Whitfield: | 1.7% (50) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (202,029) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Whitfield: | 15.7% (470) |
| Pennsylvania: | 12.7% (810,562) |
Local government workers:
| Whitfield: | 4.3% (128) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.2% (397,120) |
State government workers:
| Whitfield: | 6.6% (197) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.0% (193,490) |
Federal government workers:
| Whitfield: | 7.2% (215) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (136,008) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Whitfield: | 4.3% (129) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (318,118) |
Employee of private company:
| Whitfield: | 62.7% (941) |
| Pennsylvania: | 69.7% (3,942,119) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Whitfield: | 1.5% (23) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.4% (134,871) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Whitfield: | 13.7% (206) |
| Pennsylvania: | 10.3% (580,382) |
Local government workers:
| Whitfield: | 4.7% (71) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.8% (326,222) |
State government workers:
| Whitfield: | 3.7% (55) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (182,232) |
Federal government workers:
| Whitfield: | 4.1% (62) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (130,634) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Whitfield: | 9.5% (142) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (339,631) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Whitfield: | 67.6% (1,008) |
| Pennsylvania: | 71.5% (2,388,579) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Whitfield: | 1.5% (23) |
| Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (134,437) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Whitfield: | 7.0% (104) |
| Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (270,498) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Whitfield: | 3.9% (59) |
| Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (168,310) |
State government workers - Males:
| Whitfield: | 2.0% (30) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.9% (97,540) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Whitfield: | 10.5% (156) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.2% (75,158) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Whitfield: | 7.5% (111) |
| Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (199,421) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Whitfield: | 53.3% (805) |
| Pennsylvania: | 63.5% (1,945,270) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.8% (28) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.2% (67,592) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Whitfield: | 24.3% (366) |
| Pennsylvania: | 17.6% (540,064) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Whitfield: | 4.6% (69) |
| Pennsylvania: | 7.5% (228,810) |
State government workers - Females:
| Whitfield: | 11.0% (167) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (95,950) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Whitfield: | 3.9% (59) |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.0% (60,850) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Whitfield: | 1.2% (17) |
| Pennsylvania: | 3.9% (118,697) |