Work & commute · Pocopson

Work & commute in Pocopson, PA

Most working residents leave Pocopson for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Wilmington (5%) and West Goshen (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

58 of 1,786 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,728 Pocopson residents head out of town to work, 58 work right here, and 986 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Pocopson.

1,728live here, work elsewhere

58live and work here

986work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Pocopson goes to work

Philadelphia28.8 mi away

10%176

Wilmington, DE13.7 mi away

5%90

West Goshen5.8 mi away

4%67

Tredyffrin15.7 mi away

4%65

Pocopson (in town)right here

3%58

East Whiteland11.2 mi away

3%58

East Marlborough3.8 mi away

3%45

Kennett5 mi away

2%39

Concord8.3 mi away

2%37

Upper Merion19.4 mi away

2%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%1,115

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

How far

How far Pocopson commutes

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

28%

41%

21%

11%

28%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Pocopson is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Pocopson are

1,044 jobs are based in Pocopson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pocopson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Pocopson

1,044 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Pocopson residents hold

1,786 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month74%

−14%

Jobs based in Pocopson, 2013 → 2023: 1,214 → 1,044. 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.