Photo: User:Smallbones on English Wikipedia. · Public domainWork and commuting in Broomall
6,395 jobs are based in Broomall; 5,559 of its residents have a job. Only 5% work in Broomall itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (19%, 12 miles). The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Broomall and work: the main findings
Broomall trades workers with the towns around it
Broomall has about as many jobs (6,395) as working residents (5,559), but they are mostly different people: 5,279 residents leave for work each day while 6,115 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Broomall are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Broomall and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Broomall residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Broomall come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Broomall residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Broomall draws workers from far and wide
The 6,395 jobs in Broomall are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 39%; the other 57% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
A workday in Broomall: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,279 residents head out to work, 280 work right here, and 6,115 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 (1.15 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.
Where the trip to work from Broomall ends
Where Broomall clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
The commute from Broomall, by distance
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 Broomall’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Broomall, 2013 → 2023: 5,245 → 6,395. 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 Broomall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Broomall takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Broomall workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,605 commuters (the 17% 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.
Next door to Broomall
The biggest share goes to Haverford Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Broomall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomall | – | — | — | 26 min | $105,625 |
| Haverford Township | 3% | A | A+ | 27 min | $131,674 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Broomall’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 Broomall: questions
What is the median household income in Broomall?
$105,625 (±$7,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Broomall?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Broomall?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Broomall work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (19%, 12 mi), Marple Township (7%, 1 mi), Lower Merion Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Broomall without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Broomall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Broomall
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.