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Work & commute · Nether Providence

Work & commute in Nether Providence, PA

Most working residents leave Nether Providence for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (26%), Media (3%) and Tredyffrin (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
241 of 6,342 working residents
Typical commute
11 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
27%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,101 Nether Providence residents head out of town to work, 241 work right here, and 2,908 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nether Providence.

6,101live here, work elsewhere
241live and work here
2,908work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Nether Providence goes to work

MediaRose ValleySwarthmoreBrookhavenChesterPhiladelphiaHaverfordMiddletownAstonLower MerionUpper ProvidenceUpper DarbyRadnorRidleySpringfieldNether ProvidenceMarpleUpper MerionTredyffrinPhiladelphiaMediaTredyffrinLower MerionRidleyUpper MerionMiddletownRadnorSwarthmoreNether Providence
1
Philadelphia14.4 mi away
26%1,667
2
Nether Providence (in town)right here
4%241
3
Media1.9 mi away
3%204
4
Tredyffrin12.4 mi away
3%184
5
Lower Merion10.1 mi away
3%183
6
Ridley2.3 mi away
3%168
7
Upper Merion13.2 mi away
2%134
8
Middletown3.5 mi away
2%107
9
Radnor8.5 mi away
2%105
10
Swarthmore0.9 mi away
2%98
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%3,251

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

How far

How far Nether Providence commutes

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

40%Under 10 mi
46%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
8%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Nether Providence is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nether Providence are

3,149 jobs are based in Nether Providence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nether Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Nether Providence

3,149 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)80%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%
Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Nether Providence residents hold

6,342 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)9%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)77%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%
Over $3,333 a month75%