Abner Cloud House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Earning a living in Ardentown
Hardly any stay in Ardentown for work; outside it, Wilmington is the main destination (18%, 6 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all (Delaware 15%). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Ardentown
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).
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 Ardentown’s residents
Where Ardentown clocks in
18% 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.
Ardentown is a services town
94 jobs are based in Ardentown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ardentown, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 94. 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 Ardentown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ardentown’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ardentown workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 32% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Ardentown
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.
Ardentown and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ardentown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardentown | – | — | — | 24 min | $77,188 |
| Arden | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ardentown’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 Ardentown: questions
What is the median household income in Ardentown?
$77,188 (±$22,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ardentown?
6.7%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ardentown?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ardentown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (18%, 6 mi), Philadelphia (4%, 23 mi), Chester (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ardentown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ardentown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ardentown
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.