Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Flourtown
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. 34% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. 1,464 jobs are based in Flourtown for 2,023 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Flourtown: the gist
Home offices are common in Flourtown
34% of Flourtown workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Flourtown
74% of Flourtown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Flourtown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Flourtown and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Flourtown residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Flourtown come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Getting to work from Flourtown takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flourtown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,695 commuters (the 34% 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 Flourtown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flourtown, 2013 → 2023: 1,115 → 1,464. 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 Flourtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
28% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Flourtown clocks in
28% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Flourtown on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,988 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 1,429 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Flourtown on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
How far Flourtown’s workers travel
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.
Work next door: 28% of Flourtown’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flourtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flourtown | – | — | — | 26 min | $148,274 |
| Wyndmoor | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Philadelphia | 28% | C | A+ | 32 min | $61,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyndmoor: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. Darker towns draw more of Flourtown’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 Flourtown: questions
What is the median household income in Flourtown?
$148,274 (±$37,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flourtown?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flourtown?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flourtown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (28%, 8 mi), Springfield Township (6%, 0 mi), Whitemarsh Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flourtown without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flourtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flourtown
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.