Audubon draws 6,343 commuters a day, with 1.8 jobs for every working resident
Only 6% work in Audubon; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (9%, 18 miles). Employers in Audubon report 6,541 jobs; 3,593 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 31% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Audubon, in brief
Home offices are common in Audubon
31% of Audubon workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Audubon is where the jobs are
Audubon has 6,541 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Audubon draws workers from far and wide
The 6,541 jobs in Audubon are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 30%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Audubon’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The biggest group of Audubon’s workers comes from Philadelphia
541 of the people who work in Audubon live in Philadelphia, 18 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Audubon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Audubon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,800 commuters (the 31% 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.
Who leaves Audubon for work, and who comes in
On a workday 3,395 residents head out to work and 198 work right here.
About 12,000 people are in Audubon on a workday afternoon, 32% more 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 daily trip into Audubon
Where Audubon clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
72% of the jobs in Audubon pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Audubon, 2013 → 2023: 6,760 → 6,541. 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 Audubon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Audubon
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.
Next door to Audubon
The biggest share goes to Upper Providence Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Audubon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon | – | — | — | 28 min | $111,234 |
| Upper Providence Township | 5% | A | B+ | 27 min | $141,077 |
| Trooper | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Oaks | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Trooper and Oaks: 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 Audubon’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 Audubon: questions
What is the median household income in Audubon?
$111,234 (±$12,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Audubon?
4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Audubon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Audubon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 18 mi), Lower Providence Township (7%, 1 mi), Upper Merion Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Audubon without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Audubon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Audubon
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.