Work, pay and getting to work in Ardmore
The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm. Home is the office for 32% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%. Only 5% work in Ardmore; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (31%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ardmore, in brief
Home offices are common in Ardmore
32% of Ardmore workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Ardmore and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Ardmore residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Ardmore come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Ardmore residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Ardmore
74% of Ardmore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 53% of the jobs based in Ardmore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Ardmore has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ardmore went from 6,050 in 2013 to 8,183 in 2023, +35%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Getting to work from Ardmore takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ardmore workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,040 commuters (the 32% 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.
Where people from Ardmore work
Where Ardmore clocks in
31% of workers
13% 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.
How far Ardmore 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.
What Ardmore’s employers do
8,183 jobs are based in Ardmore.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ardmore, 2013 → 2023: 6,050 → 8,183. 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 Ardmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Ardmore for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,090 residents head out to work, 316 work right here, and 7,867 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Ardmore on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 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.
Next door to Ardmore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ardmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore | – | — | — | 26 min | $119,111 |
| Haverford College | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Wynnewood | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Penn Wynne | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Haverford College, Wynnewood and Penn Wynne: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ardmore’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 Ardmore: questions
What is the median household income in Ardmore?
$119,111 (±$10,999) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ardmore?
4.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ardmore?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ardmore work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (31%, 9 mi), Lower Merion Township (13%, 2 mi), Radnor Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ardmore without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ardmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ardmore
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.