Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Glendon, PA
Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Glendon; the top destination outside it is Bethlehem (9%, 7 miles). Employers in Glendon report 130 jobs, and 143 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Glendon by day
On a workday 143 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 130 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 (0.91 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 places Glendon commutes to
Where Glendon clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
85% of the jobs in Glendon pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glendon, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 130. 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 Glendon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Glendon, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glendon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Glendon
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Glendon and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to Easton (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glendon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon | – | — | — | 26 min | $105,833 |
| Williams Township | 5% | A− | D | 33 min | $116,250 |
| Easton | 6% | C+ | A+ | 28 min | $69,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glendon’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 Glendon: questions
What is the median household income in Glendon?
$105,833 (±$18,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glendon?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glendon?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glendon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethlehem (9%, 7 mi), Easton (6%, 2 mi), Williams Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glendon without a car?
7% 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 Glendon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glendon
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.