Photo: Smallbones · Public domainArden has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
At 26 minutes each way, commutes from Arden run about the Delaware average. 18 jobs are based in Arden for 188 working residents. Hardly any stay in Arden for work; outside it, Wilmington is the main destination (12%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Arden quiets down on a workday
On a workday 187 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Arden on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Arden goes to work
Where Arden clocks in
12% of workers
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Arden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arden, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 18. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Arden: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arden workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 214 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Delaware: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Arden to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Arden
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden | – | — | — | 26 min | $79,306 |
| Ardentown | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ardentown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arden’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Arden: questions
What is the median household income in Arden?
$79,306 (±$36,208) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arden?
5.0%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arden?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (12%, 6 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 23 mi), Concord Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arden without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arden
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.