With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Glenolden works elsewhere
Glenolden has 1,805 jobs for 3,488 working residents. For jobs and income Glenolden is better than 48% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Glenolden
Glenolden and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Glenolden residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Glenolden come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Glenolden residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Glenolden
63% of Glenolden residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Glenolden pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Glenolden
Job access by car holds Glenolden’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (7.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glenolden could be anywhere from C to A−.
25% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Glenolden clocks in
25% of workers
3% 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.
Glenolden’s commute, mile by mile
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.
What Glenolden’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenolden, 2013 → 2023: 1,455 → 1,805. 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 Glenolden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Glenolden quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,407 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 1,724 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in Glenolden on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Glenolden
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenolden workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,962 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Glenolden
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,390 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 68% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.1% of Glenolden households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Glenolden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Glenolden is 1,854th among 3,094 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | London Grove Township PA | 9,047 | $176K | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,852 | Lafayette Township IN | 5,289 | $64K | 12.6% | 3.1% | 4% | B− |
| 1,853 | Hampton GA | 9,349 | $75K | 13.4% | 5.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,854 | Glenolden PA | 7,217 | $73K | 12.4% | 7.6% | 2% | B− |
| 1,855 | Farmersville TX | 5,531 | $81K | 9.1% | 16.5% | 7% | B− |
| 1,856 | Zephyrhills West FL | 5,980 | $52K | 11.9% | 2.8% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,094 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Glenolden, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Glenolden
The biggest share goes to Ridley Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenolden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenolden | – | B− | A | 26 min | $72,786 |
| Folcroft | under 2% | C | A | 27 min | $61,306 |
| Norwood | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $96,134 |
| Darby Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Ridley Township | 4% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $92,835 |
Same-state neighbors only. Darby Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenolden’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 Glenolden: questions
What is the median household income in Glenolden?
$72,786 (±$11,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenolden?
12.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenolden?
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 Glenolden work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (25%, 11 mi), Ridley Township (4%, 2 mi), Upper Darby Township (3%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glenolden walkable?
Glenolden is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glenolden without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 68% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenolden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenolden
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.