Photo: Peetlesnumber1 · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Glenside works elsewhere
Only 5% work in Glenside; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (29%, 7 miles). Glenside has 2,014 jobs; 3,904 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Glenside: the figures worth knowing
Glenside and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Glenside residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Glenside come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Glenside
73% of Glenside residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Glenside pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% 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.
Commuting out of Glenside: the destinations
Where Glenside clocks in
29% 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.
What Glenside’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenside, 2013 → 2023: 2,158 → 2,014. 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 Glenside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Glenside
On a workday 3,713 residents head out to work, 191 work right here, and 1,823 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,800 people are in Glenside on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Glenside
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenside workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,090 commuters (the 22% 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.
How many miles Glenside 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.
Around Glenside: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Cheltenham Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenside workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenside | – | — | — | 30 min | $101,676 |
| Wyncote | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Jenkintown | 2% | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $110,703 |
| Cheltenham Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $109,022 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wyncote: 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 Glenside’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 Glenside: questions
What is the median household income in Glenside?
$101,676 (±$17,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenside?
5.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenside?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenside work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (29%, 7 mi), Abington Township (9%, 2 mi), Cheltenham Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenside without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glenside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenside
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.