Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Dilworthtown
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. For 36% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 3% work in Dilworthtown; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (9%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dilworthtown and work: the main findings
Dilworthtown is where the jobs are
Dilworthtown has 781 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Dilworthtown
79% of Dilworthtown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Dilworthtown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Dilworthtown
36% of Dilworthtown workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 513 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Dilworthtown on a workday
On a workday 500 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 768 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Dilworthtown on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Dilworthtown’s employers do
781 jobs are based in Dilworthtown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dilworthtown, 2014 → 2024: 681 → 781. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dilworthtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Dilworthtown: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dilworthtown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 36% 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 Dilworthtown’s workers come from
Where Dilworthtown clocks in
9% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Dilworthtown
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Dilworthtown
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dilworthtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilworthtown | – | — | — | 29 min | $176,667 |
| Thornbury Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $172,070 |
| Chadds Ford Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 31 min | $168,491 |
| Thornbury Township | under 2% | A− | B | 30 min | $191,543 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dilworthtown’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 2024, 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 Dilworthtown: questions
What is the median household income in Dilworthtown?
$176,667 (±$30,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dilworthtown?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dilworthtown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dilworthtown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 24 mi), West Goshen Township (6%, 5 mi), Wilmington (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dilworthtown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dilworthtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dilworthtown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.