With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Croydon works elsewhere
Croydon has 1,983 jobs; 4,824 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Croydon itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (17%, 14 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Croydon apart on work
Croydon and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Croydon residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Croydon come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Croydon makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Croydon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Croydon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. 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.
The places Croydon commutes to
Where Croydon clocks in
17% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Croydon works in goods: 44% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Croydon, 2013 → 2023: 1,869 → 1,983. 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 Croydon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Croydon by day
On a workday 4,655 residents head out to work, 169 work right here, and 1,814 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,800 people are in Croydon on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer 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.
From Croydon, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Croydon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,004 commuters (the 9% 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.
Croydon’s commute, mile by mile
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 towns next door employ 10% of Croydon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Croydon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | – | — | — | 28 min | $70,308 |
| Bensalem Township | 10% | B+ | A | 29 min | $85,223 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bensalem Township. Darker towns draw more of Croydon’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 Croydon: questions
What is the median household income in Croydon?
$70,308 (±$11,597) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Croydon?
10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Croydon?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Croydon work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 14 mi), Bristol Township (12%, 3 mi), Bensalem Township (10%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Croydon without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Croydon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Croydon
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.