Work & commute · Aston

Work & commute in Aston, PA

Most working residents leave Aston for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (14%), Concord (4%) and Middletown (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
8%
597 of 7,916 working residents
Typical commute
11 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
27 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
15%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,319 Aston residents head out of town to work, 597 work right here, and 5,429 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Aston.

7,319live here, work elsewhere
597live and work here
5,429work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Aston goes to work

MediaBrookhavenChester HeightsChesterPhiladelphiaHaverfordConcordMiddletownAstonLower MerionUpper ChichesterBethelChesterUpper DarbyRidleyWest GoshenPhiladelphiaConcordMiddletownChesterRidleyWest GoshenUpper ChichesterMediaLower MerionAston
1
Philadelphia18.6 mi away
14%1,115
2
Aston (in town)right here
8%597
3
Concord4 mi away
4%282
4
Middletown2.7 mi away
3%274
5
Chester3.9 mi away
3%242
6
Ridley5.9 mi away
3%210
7
West Goshen11 mi away
3%206
82%179
9
Media4.1 mi away
2%169
10
Lower Merion13.6 mi away
2%152
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%4,490

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

How far

How far Aston commutes

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

47%Under 10 mi
40%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
7%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Aston is balanced between jobs and homes

0.76jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Aston are

6,026 jobs are based in Aston. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Aston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Aston

6,026 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Aston residents hold

7,916 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)68%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%
Over $3,333 a month70%
+11%

Jobs based in Aston, 2013 → 2023: 5,431 → 6,026. 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.

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