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Work & commute in Bristol, PA

Most working residents leave Bristol for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (14%), Bristol (10%) and Bensalem (7%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
9%
455 of 4,908 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
32 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
11%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,453 Bristol residents head out of town to work, 455 work right here, and 4,021 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bristol.

4,453live here, work elsewhere
455live and work here
4,021work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Bristol goes to work

BurlingtonTrentonTullytownBristolMorrisvillePhiladelphiaBurlingtonFallsMiddletownLower MakefieldNorthamptonHorshamNewtownBristolBensalemPhiladelphiaBristolBensalemFallsMiddletownHorshamTrentonTullytownNewtownBristol
1
Philadelphia16.2 mi away
14%696
2
Bristol1.7 mi away
10%495
3
Bristol (in town)right here
9%455
4
Bensalem4.9 mi away
7%360
5
Falls6.3 mi away
5%250
6
Middletown6.1 mi away
4%213
7
Horsham17.9 mi away
2%74
8
Trenton, NJ9.6 mi away
1%71
9
Tullytown3.4 mi away
1%71
10
Newtown10.8 mi away
1%71
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%2,152

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

How far

How far Bristol commutes

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

51%Under 10 mi
31%10–24 mi
10%25–50 mi
9%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Bristol is balanced between jobs and homes

0.91jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Bristol are

4,476 jobs are based in Bristol. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bristol’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bristol

4,476 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Bristol residents hold

4,908 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month62%
+21%

Jobs based in Bristol, 2013 → 2023: 3,714 → 4,476. 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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