Work & commute · Worcester

Work & commute in Worcester, PA

Most working residents leave Worcester for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), Upper Gwynedd (5%) and Upper Merion (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

216 of 4,454 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

24%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,238 Worcester residents head out of town to work, 216 work right here, and 2,605 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Worcester.

4,238live here, work elsewhere

216live and work here

2,605work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Worcester goes to work

Philadelphia17 mi away

8%365

Upper Gwynedd3.4 mi away

5%229

Worcester (in town)right here

5%216

Upper Merion7.2 mi away

5%212

Tredyffrin10.1 mi away

4%199

Whitpain4.4 mi away

4%180

East Norriton2.8 mi away

3%142

Plymouth6.1 mi away

3%131

Lower Providence4.6 mi away

3%128

Upper Providence7.4 mi away

2%111

Everywhere elseother towns and states

57%2,541

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

How far

How far Worcester commutes

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

53%

31%

53%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Worcester is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Worcester are

2,821 jobs are based in Worcester. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Worcester’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Worcester

2,821 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Worcester residents hold

4,454 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month74%

−1%

Jobs based in Worcester, 2013 → 2023: 2,863 → 2,821. 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.