Glendora has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Glendora report 368 jobs, and 2,432 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Glendora for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (10%, 12 miles). The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average (New Jersey 31, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Glendora, in brief
Glendora is a place people come home to
There are 368 jobs based in Glendora, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glendora has about 3,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Glendora are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Glendora
65% of Glendora residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Glendora pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Glendora on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,418 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 354 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Glendora 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 trip to work from Glendora: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glendora workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,068 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
What Glendora’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glendora, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 368. 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 Glendora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Glendora goes to work
Where Glendora clocks in
10% of workers
5% 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.
How far Glendora goes 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.
Glendora and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Deptford Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glendora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendora | – | — | — | 22 min | $98,053 |
| Deptford Township | 2% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $91,706 |
| Runnemede | under 3% | B+ | A | 27 min | $91,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glendora’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 Glendora: questions
What is the median household income in Glendora?
$98,053 (±$15,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glendora?
10.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glendora?
22 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glendora work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 12 mi), Gloucester Township (7%, 4 mi), Cherry Hill Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glendora without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glendora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glendora
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.