Jobs, income and commuting in Frazer, PA
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. 36% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 1% work in Frazer; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (12%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Frazer: the gist
Home offices are common in Frazer
36% of Frazer workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Frazer gains people on a workday
About 4,300 people are in Frazer on a workday afternoon, 27% more than the 3,400 who live here: 2,800 come in to work and 1,900 head out. Day and night ↓
Frazer’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Frazer is Philadelphia, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (227) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Frazer’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frazer workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,179 commuters (the 36% 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 daily flow of workers through Frazer
On a workday 1,915 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 2,824 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Frazer on a workday afternoon, 27% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.47 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The distance from Frazer to work
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.
Where Frazer’s working residents head each day
Where Frazer clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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 Frazer
2,847 jobs are based in Frazer.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frazer, 2013 → 2023: 2,679 → 2,847. 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 Frazer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Frazer: questions
What is the median household income in Frazer?
$141,801 (±$42,890) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frazer?
4.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frazer?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frazer work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 22 mi), Tredyffrin Township (11%, 6 mi), East Whiteland Township (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frazer without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frazer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frazer
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.