Most of Ardencroft commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
35% of workers have no commute at all, where Delaware as a whole has 15%. 1 jobs are based in Ardencroft; 88 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Ardencroft itself; outside it, Wilmington draws the most (13%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Ardencroft
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Ardencroft 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.
The towns that employ Ardencroft’s residents
Where Ardencroft clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
Ardencroft makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ardencroft, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 1. 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 Ardencroft’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ardencroft spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ardencroft workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 35% 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.
Where in the region Ardencroft works
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.
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 Ardencroft: questions
What is the median household income in Ardencroft?
$130,688 (±$11,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ardencroft?
4.7%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ardencroft?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ardencroft work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (13%, 5 mi), Philadelphia (6%, 23 mi), Ardentown (2%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ardencroft 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 Ardencroft, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ardencroft
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.