Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Concord Township top those of 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Concord Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B. The poverty rate is 2.4%; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Home is the office for 26% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Concord Township
Concord Township draws workers from far and wide
The 11,719 jobs in Concord Township are filled from a wide area. Concord Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Concord Township is where the jobs are
Concord Township has 11,719 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Concord Township
27% of Concord Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Concord Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Concord Township is Philadelphia, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (1,134) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The biggest group of Concord Township’s workers comes from Philadelphia
813 of the people who work in Concord Township live in Philadelphia, 22 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Concord Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #24 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where Concord Township’s workers come from
Where Concord Township clocks in
16% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Who commutes out of Concord Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,649 residents head out to work, 653 work right here, and 11,066 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23,000 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Time on the road from Concord Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,716 commuters (the 27% 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.
The commute from Concord Township, 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 the 11,719 jobs in Concord Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,832 → 11,719. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Concord Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #540 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 7,778 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 37% 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 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 9.2% of Concord Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Concord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Concord Township is 52nd of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 17 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 24 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 50 | Verona WI | 16,821 | $120K | 1.4% | 1.6% | 21% | A+ |
| 51 | North Haven CT | 24,799 | $133K | 4.1% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| 52 | Concord Township PA | 18,477 | $132K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9% | A+ |
| 53 | Pine Township PA | 15,475 | $185K | 4.4% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 54 | Symmes Township OH | 15,736 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Concord Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Concord Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | – | A+ | B | 25 min | $132,303 |
| Chadds Ford Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 31 min | $168,491 |
| Bethel Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 29 min | $177,137 |
| Chester Heights | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $104,009 |
| Thornbury Township | under 2% | A− | B | 30 min | $191,543 |
| Aston Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 27 min | $98,758 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Concord Township’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 Concord Township: questions
What is the median household income in Concord Township?
$132,303 (±$15,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?
2.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (16%, 22 mi), Wilmington (4%, 10 mi), Tredyffrin Township (2%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Concord Township walkable?
Concord Township is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord Township
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.