Work & commute · Haverford

Work & commute in Haverford, PA

Most working residents leave Haverford for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (26%), Lower Merion (9%) and Radnor (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,843 of 24,308 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 22,465 Haverford residents head out of town to work, 1,843 work right here, and 9,042 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Haverford.

22,465live here, work elsewhere

1,843live and work here

9,042work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Haverford goes to work

Philadelphia9.8 mi away

26%6,285

Lower Merion3.5 mi away

9%2,286

Haverford (in town)right here

8%1,843

Radnor3.9 mi away

4%915

Tredyffrin9 mi away

4%887

Upper Merion7.9 mi away

3%836

Upper Darby3 mi away

2%605

Marple2.9 mi away

2%497

Newtown5 mi away

2%424

Plymouth8.8 mi away

1%315

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%9,415

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

How far

How far Haverford commutes

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

69%

22%

69%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Haverford is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Haverford are

10,885 jobs are based in Haverford. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Haverford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Haverford

10,885 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Haverford residents hold

24,308 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month75%

+7%

Jobs based in Haverford, 2013 → 2023: 10,213 → 10,885. 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.