Photo: User:MikeParker, Michael H. Parker · CC BY 2.5Households in Chalfont earn more than those in 90% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Chalfont is better than 73% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (B+). Poverty touches 7.4% of residents; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Only 3% stay in Chalfont for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (7%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chalfont: the figures worth knowing
No single place dominates Chalfont’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 7% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Chalfont residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Chalfont empties out on a workday
About 3,000 people are in Chalfont on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than the 4,400 who live here: 2,300 head out to work and 850 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Chalfont: the grade in detail
Household income holds Chalfont’s grade up ($124,485, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chalfont could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The towns that employ Chalfont’s residents
Where Chalfont clocks in
7% 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 daily commute in and out of Chalfont
On a workday 2,292 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 845 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Chalfont on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
What Chalfont’s employers do
914 jobs are based in Chalfont.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chalfont, 2013 → 2023: 902 → 914. 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 Chalfont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes to work from Chalfont
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chalfont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,848 commuters (the 22% 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 in the region Chalfont works
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.
The commute in Chalfont is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% 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 2,379 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 2.0% of Chalfont households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Chalfont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Chalfont places 1,123rd of 4,000 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 24 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 29 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 69 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,121 | Blissfield MI | 3,262 | $62K | 2.3% | 2.6% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,122 | Camden DE | 4,176 | $63K | 5.3% | 1.5% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,123 | Chalfont PA | 4,419 | $124K | 7.4% | 6.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,124 | Bullard TX | 5,301 | $119K | 6.2% | 4.7% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,125 | Mount Vernon IA | 4,514 | $113K | 8.2% | 4.2% | 21% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Chalfont, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Chalfont and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chalfont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalfont | – | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $124,485 |
| New Britain Township | 3% | A | B | 26 min | $144,193 |
| Brittany Farms-The Highlands | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brittany Farms-The Highlands: 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 New Britain Township. Darker towns draw more of Chalfont’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 Chalfont: questions
What is the median household income in Chalfont?
$124,485 (±$35,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chalfont?
7.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chalfont?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chalfont work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 20 mi), Doylestown Township (6%, 4 mi), Horsham Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chalfont walkable?
Chalfont is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chalfont without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chalfont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chalfont
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.