Kimberton at work: jobs, income and the commute
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 2% work in Kimberton itself; outside it, Tredyffrin Township draws the most (8%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 12 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kimberton: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Kimberton are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Kimberton workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 243 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Kimberton’s commute takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kimberton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 0% 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 Kimberton
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 384 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Kimberton on a workday afternoon, 38% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Kimberton: where workers come from
Where Kimberton clocks in
8% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Inside Kimberton’s 388 jobs
388 jobs are based in Kimberton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kimberton, 2013 → 2023: 208 → 388. 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 Kimberton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Kimberton goes 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.
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 Kimberton: questions
What is the median household income in Kimberton?
$58,625 (±$43,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kimberton?
2.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kimberton?
12 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kimberton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tredyffrin Township (8%, 8 mi), Philadelphia (8%, 25 mi), Upper Merion Township (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kimberton without a car?
0% 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 Kimberton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kimberton
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.