Work & commute · Collingdale

Work & commute in Collingdale, PA

Most working residents leave Collingdale for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (31%), Lower Merion (3%) and Upper Darby (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

101 of 4,087 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 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 3,986 Collingdale residents head out of town to work, 101 work right here, and 2,022 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Collingdale.

3,986live here, work elsewhere

101live and work here

2,022work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Collingdale goes to work

Philadelphia10 mi away

31%1,247

Lower Merion7.9 mi away

3%134

Upper Darby2.4 mi away

3%132

Collingdale (in town)right here

2%101

Springfield3.3 mi away

2%99

Ridley3.2 mi away

2%88

Upper Merion13.2 mi away

2%87

Tredyffrin13.9 mi away

2%78

Middletown8 mi away

2%68

Marple5.7 mi away

2%68

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%1,985

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

How far

How far Collingdale commutes

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

64%

24%

64%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Collingdale is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Collingdale are

2,123 jobs are based in Collingdale. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Collingdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Collingdale

2,123 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Collingdale residents hold

4,087 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+72%

Jobs based in Collingdale, 2013 → 2023: 1,237 → 2,123. 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.