Jobs and earnings in Feasterville, and the trip to work
There are 1,052 jobs in Feasterville; 1,458 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Feasterville; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (20%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 33 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Feasterville apart
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Feasterville’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Feasterville and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Feasterville residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Feasterville come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Feasterville
68% of Feasterville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Feasterville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Feasterville pay little
29% of the jobs based in Feasterville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Feasterville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Feasterville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,013 commuters (the 17% 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 towns that employ Feasterville’s residents
Where Feasterville clocks in
20% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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 kinds of work in Feasterville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Feasterville, 2013 → 2023: 881 → 1,052. 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 Feasterville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Feasterville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,420 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 1,014 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Feasterville on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where in the region Feasterville works
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.
Feasterville and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Feasterville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feasterville | – | — | — | 33 min | $82,621 |
| Trevose | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Trevose: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Feasterville’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 Feasterville: questions
What is the median household income in Feasterville?
$82,621 (±$13,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Feasterville?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Feasterville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Feasterville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (20%, 12 mi), Lower Southampton Township (9%, 0 mi), Bensalem Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Feasterville without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Feasterville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Feasterville
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.