Work & commute · Narberth

Work & commute in Narberth, PA

Most working residents leave Narberth for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (38%), Lower Merion (11%) and Upper Merion (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

113 of 2,092 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

44%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,979 Narberth residents head out of town to work, 113 work right here, and 1,016 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Narberth.

1,979live here, work elsewhere

113live and work here

1,016work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Narberth goes to work

Philadelphia6.9 mi away

38%800

Lower Merion1.7 mi away

11%234

Narberth (in town)right here

5%113

Upper Merion8.4 mi away

3%65

Tredyffrin10.7 mi away

2%51

Radnor5.9 mi away

2%40

Whitpain10.3 mi away

1%30

Haverford3.2 mi away

1%27

Whitemarsh6.8 mi away

1%20

Plymouth7.5 mi away

1%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%693

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

How far

How far Narberth commutes

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

70%

18%

70%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Narberth is a commuter town

0.54jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Narberth are

1,129 jobs are based in Narberth. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Narberth’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Narberth

1,129 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Narberth residents hold

2,092 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month11%

Over $3,333 a month79%

+9%

Jobs based in Narberth, 2013 → 2023: 1,035 → 1,129. 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.