Work & commute · Glenolden

Work & commute in Glenolden, PA

Most working residents leave Glenolden for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (25%), Ridley (4%) and Upper Darby (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

81 of 3,488 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,407 Glenolden residents head out of town to work, 81 work right here, and 1,724 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Glenolden.

3,407live here, work elsewhere

81live and work here

1,724work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Glenolden goes to work

Philadelphia11.3 mi away

25%860

Ridley2 mi away

4%132

Upper Darby3.4 mi away

3%115

Lower Merion9 mi away

3%97

Springfield3.1 mi away

3%93

Glenolden (in town)right here

2%81

Tredyffrin14.3 mi away

2%71

Upper Merion14 mi away

2%64

Marple5.9 mi away

2%60

Chester5.6 mi away

2%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%1,859

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

How far

How far Glenolden commutes

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

65%

25%

65%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Glenolden 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 Glenolden are

1,805 jobs are based in Glenolden. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glenolden’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Glenolden

1,805 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Glenolden residents hold

3,488 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+24%

Jobs based in Glenolden, 2013 → 2023: 1,455 → 1,805. 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.