Tomlinson-Huddleston House · Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Langhorne are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Langhorne is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (A−). Below the poverty line: 10.8% of residents (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.0 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
Work in Langhorne, in a few figures
The better-paid jobs are outside Langhorne
67% of Langhorne residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Langhorne pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Langhorne pay little
29% of the jobs based in Langhorne pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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; with 690 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Langhorne’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Langhorne’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (6.5%) is left out: Langhorne’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Langhorne could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What Langhorne’s employers do
855 jobs are based in Langhorne.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Langhorne, 2013 → 2023: 662 → 855. 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 Langhorne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Langhorne, and who commutes in
On a workday 671 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 836 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Langhorne on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 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.
14% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Langhorne clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Langhorne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Langhorne workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 799 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.
How far Langhorne’s workers travel
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.
Langhorne is easy on foot, hard by bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 917 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, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 7.2% of Langhorne households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Langhorne’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Langhorne ranks: 551st of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 549 | Leet Township PA | 1,551 | $93K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 550 | Kouts IN | 2,048 | $78K | 4.2% | 0.5% | 7% | A− |
| 551 | Langhorne PA | 1,620 | $101K | 10.8% | 6.5% | 3% | A− |
| 552 | Oakdale PA | 1,413 | $93K | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4% | A− |
| 553 | Berry Hill TN | 1,864 | $80K | 11.2% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Langhorne, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
11% of Langhorne works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Middletown Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Langhorne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langhorne | – | A− | A− | 23 min | $101,131 |
| Middletown Township | 8% | A | A− | 28 min | $114,449 |
| Northampton Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 31 min | $158,583 |
| Langhorne Manor | 3% | A | A+ | 22 min | $137,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Langhorne’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 Langhorne: questions
What is the median household income in Langhorne?
$101,131 (±$8,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Langhorne?
10.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Langhorne?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Langhorne work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 16 mi), Middletown Township (8%, 1 mi), Bensalem Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Langhorne walkable?
Langhorne is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 16.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Langhorne without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Langhorne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Langhorne
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.