With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Fox Chase works elsewhere
9% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). 18 jobs are based in Fox Chase; 738 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Fox Chase itself; outside it, Reading draws the most (14%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fox Chase apart on work
Fox Chase is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Fox Chase, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fox Chase has about 860 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fox Chase are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 738 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Fox Chase
On a workday 738 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Fox Chase on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Fox Chase’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Chase workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 806 commuters (the 9% 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 Fox Chase commutes to
Where Fox Chase clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Fox Chase
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Chase, 2013 → 2023: 254 → 18. 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 Fox Chase’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Fox Chase commutes
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 in the towns next to Fox Chase
The biggest share goes to Bern Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fox Chase workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Chase | – | — | — | 17 min | $121,417 |
| Riverview Park | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bern Township | 3% | A+ | C+ | 24 min | $117,897 |
Same-state neighbors only. Riverview Park: 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 Fox Chase’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 Fox Chase: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Chase?
$121,417 (±$31,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Chase?
2.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Chase?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Chase work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reading (14%, 4 mi), Muhlenberg Township (11%, 2 mi), Wyomissing (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox Chase 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 Fox Chase, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox Chase
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.