Edgmont Township has higher household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Edgmont Township A+; getting around on foot earns it B−. 2.4% of residents are in poverty (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Home is the office for 35% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Edgmont Township
Edgmont Township trades workers with the towns around it
Edgmont Township has about as many jobs (2,246) as working residents (1,897), but they are mostly different people: 1,815 residents leave for work each day while 2,164 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Edgmont Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Edgmont Township
35% of Edgmont Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Edgmont Township
76% of Edgmont Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Edgmont Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Edgmont Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Edgmont Township went from 1,426 in 2014 to 2,246 in 2024, +58%. The jobs ↓
Edgmont Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Edgmont Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Edgmont Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Edgmont Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edgmont Township is among the top U.S. towns, #3 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Edgmont Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Edgmont Township stays A+.
Who commutes out of Edgmont Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,815 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 2,164 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Edgmont Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgmont Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,332 commuters (the 35% 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.
What Edgmont Township’s employers do
2,246 jobs are based in Edgmont Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgmont Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,426 → 2,246. 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 Edgmont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
18% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Edgmont Township clocks in
18% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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 commute from Edgmont Township, by distance
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.
Edgmont Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edgmont Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns, #547 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Edgmont Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,049 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 2.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 4.1% of Edgmont Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Edgmont Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
31st of 3,867: where Edgmont Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 30 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 31 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| 32 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 33 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 69 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Edgmont Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Edgmont Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Newtown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgmont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgmont Township | – | A+ | B− | 26 min | $136,964 |
| Newtown Township | 4% | A+ | A− | 25 min | $121,350 |
| Upper Providence Township | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $150,563 |
| Middletown Township | under 3% | A+ | A | 30 min | $129,300 |
| Thornbury Township | under 3% | A− | B | 30 min | $191,543 |
| Willistown Township | under 3% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $187,466 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgmont 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 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 Edgmont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edgmont Township?
$136,964 (±$20,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgmont Township?
2.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgmont Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgmont Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (18%, 18 mi), Newtown Township (4%, 4 mi), Tredyffrin Township (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Edgmont Township walkable?
Edgmont Township is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edgmont Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgmont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgmont Township
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. 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.