Jobs, income and commuting in Avondale, PA
At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). For jobs and income Avondale is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (B−). Only 1% stay in Avondale for work; outside it, New Garden Township is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Avondale: the gist
Avondale makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Avondale are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Avondale residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Avondale
66% of Avondale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Avondale 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; with 520 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Avondale’s grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Avondale’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Avondale’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Avondale could be anywhere from C to A.
Factories, building and farms: 52% of the jobs in Avondale
346 jobs are based in Avondale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avondale, 2013 → 2023: 297 → 346. 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 Avondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Avondale by day and by night
On a workday 513 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 339 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Avondale on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Avondale ends
Where Avondale clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Avondale
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avondale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 496 commuters (the 8% 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.
How many miles Avondale commutes
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.
Most of Avondale commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 541 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Avondale households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Avondale’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Avondale is 1,097th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,095 | Oakley UT | 1,538 | $126K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 7% | B |
| 1,096 | Black Creek WI | 1,335 | $67K | 6.5% | 4.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,097 | Avondale PA | 1,264 | $79K | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,098 | Alden Township IL | 1,255 | $103K | 13.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,099 | Armstrong Township IN | 1,634 | $86K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Avondale, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
14% of Avondale works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avondale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | – | B | B− | 24 min | $78,681 |
| London Grove Township | 4% | A+ | B− | 33 min | $175,558 |
| New Garden Township | 10% | A− | B | 22 min | $120,550 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Garden Township. Darker towns draw more of Avondale’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 Avondale: questions
What is the median household income in Avondale?
$78,681 (±$26,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avondale?
8.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avondale?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avondale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Garden Township (10%, 2 mi), Kennett Township (6%, 5 mi), London Grove Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Avondale walkable?
Avondale is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 9.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Avondale without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avondale
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.