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Work & commute in Wyndmoor · A commuter town

97% of Wyndmoor’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Wyndmoor for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Philadelphia (35%), Springfield (6%) and Abington (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Work in town
3%
66 of 2,501 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Time each way
31 min
More than PA (26 min)
Work from home
28%
More than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
1,530
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Wyndmoor?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Next door

43% of Wyndmoor works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (35%). Darker towns draw more of Wyndmoor’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

The commute map

35% of working residents work in Philadelphia

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Philadelphia: 878 residents work here (35%)Abington: 68 residents work here (3%)Cheltenham: 51 residents work here (2%)Whitemarsh: 60 residents work here (2%)WhitpainLower Merion: 44 residents work here (2%)Upper MorelandHorsham: 46 residents work here (2%)Upper Merion: 55 residents work here (2%)Upper Dublin: 59 residents work here (2%)MontgomerySpringfield: 144 residents work here (6%)Tredyffrin: 48 residents work here (2%)FlourtownWyndmoorPhiladelphiaSpringfieldAbingtonWhitemarshUpper DublinUpper MerionWyndmoor
1
Philadelphia6.2 mi away
35%878
2
Springfield1 mi away
6%144
3
Abington4.6 mi away
3%68
4
Whitemarsh2.9 mi away
2%60
5
Upper Dublin4.7 mi away
2%59
6
Upper Merion9.9 mi away
2%55
7
Cheltenham3 mi away
2%51
8
Tredyffrin13.6 mi away
2%48
9
Horsham8 mi away
2%46
10
Lower Merion6 mi away
2%44
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%1,048
The top trips

Where Wyndmoor clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Time on the road

About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
235 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Wyndmoor31 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
28%

of Wyndmoor workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
Day and night

Wyndmoor quiets down on a workday

On a workday 2,435 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 1,464 people come in from elsewhere.

2,435live here, work elsewhere
66live and work here
1,464work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night5,600
Workday4,700
5,600live here− 2,400head out to work+ 1,500come in to work= 4,700on a workday

About 4,700 people are in Wyndmoor on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.61jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Wyndmoor commutes less than 9 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi30 miPhiladelphia: 35% · 6.2 miSpringfield: 6% · 1 miAbington: 3% · 4.6 miWhitemarsh: 2% · 2.9 miUpper Dublin: 2% · 4.7 miUpper Merion: 2% · 9.9 miCheltenham: 2% · 3 miTredyffrin: 2% · 13.6 miHorsham: 2% · 8 miLower Merion: 2% · 6 miPhiladelphia 35%Springfield 6%Abington 3%Whitemarsh 2%Upper Dublin 2%Wyndmoor
WyndmoorTop destinations (size = commuters)
63%Under 10 mi1,563 residents
25%10–24 mi627 residents
4%25–50 mi89 residents
9%Over 50 mi217 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

What the 1,530 jobs in Wyndmoor are

1,530 jobs are based in Wyndmoor. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wyndmoor’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in WyndmoorJobs Wyndmoor residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms19%9%
Trade, transport & utilities7%15%
Services: health, schools, offices74%77%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%15%
Over $3,333 a month59%73%

Who does it

29 or younger21%16%
30 to 5448%52%
55 and older31%32%
+9%

Jobs based in Wyndmoor, 2013 → 2023: 1,400 → 1,530. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The 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 says. A 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 surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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