Graeme Park · Photo: en:User:MikeParker (Michael H. Parker), [1] · CC BY 3.0Horsham Township has 2.2 jobs for every working resident: 27,986 people commute in to work
Measured by household income, Horsham Township is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. Employers in Horsham Township report 29,461 jobs, and 13,607 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Horsham Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Horsham Township apart
Horsham Township is where the jobs are
Horsham Township has 29,461 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 44,000 people are in town, 57% more than the 28,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Horsham Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Horsham Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Horsham Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Horsham Township draws workers from far and wide
The 29,461 jobs in Horsham Township are filled from a wide area. Horsham Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Horsham Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Horsham Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Income, poverty and work: Horsham Township’s grade explained
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Horsham Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily flow of workers through Horsham Township
On a workday 12,132 residents head out to work and 1,475 work right here.
About 44,000 people are in Horsham Township on a workday afternoon, 57% more 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.
Where Horsham Township’s workers come from
Where Horsham Township clocks in
17% 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.
73% of the jobs in Horsham Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Horsham Township, 2013 → 2023: 27,490 → 29,461. 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 Horsham Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Horsham Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Horsham Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,893 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.
Where in the region Horsham Township works
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Horsham Township
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.1% 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 15,318 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 21% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 2.7% of Horsham Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Horsham Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Horsham Township is 42nd among 1,409 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 38,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 41 | Geneva Township IL | 26,220 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.5% | 15% | A+ |
| 42 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| 43 | Ridgewood NJ | 26,527 | $208K | 4.2% | 3.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 44 | Avon Lake OH | 26,486 | $116K | 3.2% | 1.6% | 11% | A+ |
| 45 | Peters Township PA | 23,262 | $146K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,409 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Horsham Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Horsham Township
The biggest share goes to Upper Dublin Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Horsham Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsham Township | – | A+ | A− | 29 min | $122,311 |
| Montgomery Township | 2% | A+ | A | 29 min | $134,074 |
| Upper Moreland Township | 3% | A− | A | 29 min | $99,054 |
| Warrington Township | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $133,179 |
| Upper Dublin Township | 4% | A+ | A | 28 min | $168,010 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Horsham Township’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 Horsham Township: questions
What is the median household income in Horsham Township?
$122,311 (±$8,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Horsham Township?
4.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Horsham Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Horsham Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 13 mi), Upper Dublin Township (4%, 3 mi), Abington Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Horsham Township walkable?
Horsham Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Horsham Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Horsham Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Horsham Township
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.