Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainAndalusia at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute lasts 36 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. 1,241 jobs are based in Andalusia, and 1,127 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 12% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Andalusia
Andalusia trades workers with the towns around it
Andalusia has about as many jobs (1,241) as working residents (1,127), but they are mostly different people: 1,080 residents leave for work each day while 1,194 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Andalusia are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Andalusia workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Andalusia and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Andalusia residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Andalusia come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Andalusia are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who commutes out of Andalusia, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,080 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 1,194 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 (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Andalusia: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andalusia workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 913 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
21% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Andalusia clocks in
21% of workers
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Andalusia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andalusia, 2014 → 2024: 1,083 → 1,241. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Andalusia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Andalusia
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
21% of Andalusia works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Andalusia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | – | — | — | 36 min | $64,745 |
| Philadelphia | 21% | C | A+ | 32 min | $61,953 |
| Cornwells Heights | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cornwells Heights: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. Darker towns draw more of Andalusia’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 2024, 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 Andalusia: questions
What is the median household income in Andalusia?
$64,745 (±$9,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andalusia?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andalusia?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andalusia work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (21%, 9 mi), Bensalem Township (15%, 3 mi), Bristol Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Andalusia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andalusia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andalusia
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.