Photo: User:Smallbones on English Wikipedia. · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Drexel Hill works elsewhere
Drexel Hill has 3,593 jobs; 13,713 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Drexel Hill; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (28%, 10 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Drexel Hill and work: the main findings
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Drexel Hill’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 31 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Drexel Hill and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Drexel Hill residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Drexel Hill come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Drexel Hill residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Drexel Hill
66% of Drexel Hill residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Drexel Hill pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Drexel Hill is a place people come home to
There are 3,593 jobs based in Drexel Hill, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Drexel Hill has about 20,000 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. 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.
The daily trip from Drexel Hill: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Drexel Hill workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,582 commuters (the 18% 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 places Drexel Hill commutes to
Where Drexel Hill clocks in
28% of workers
8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Drexel Hill
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 kinds of work in Drexel Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Drexel Hill, 2013 → 2023: 4,124 → 3,593. 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 Drexel Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Drexel Hill for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13,246 residents head out to work, 467 work right here, and 3,126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Drexel Hill on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Drexel Hill
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Drexel Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Hill | – | — | — | 31 min | $88,168 |
| Springfield Township | 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $138,205 |
| Clifton Heights | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $70,931 |
| Haverford Township | 3% | A | A+ | 27 min | $131,674 |
| Lansdowne | under 2% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $73,232 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Haverford Township. Darker towns draw more of Drexel Hill’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 Drexel Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Drexel Hill?
$88,168 (±$3,909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Drexel Hill?
7.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Drexel Hill?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Drexel Hill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (28%, 10 mi), Upper Darby Township (8%, 1 mi), Lower Merion Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Drexel Hill without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Drexel Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Drexel Hill
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.