Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Lansdowne works elsewhere
1,792 jobs are based in Lansdowne; 4,971 of its residents have a job. Lansdowne grades B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 2% stay in Lansdowne for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (39%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lansdowne: the figures worth knowing
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Lansdowne’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Lansdowne and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Lansdowne residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Lansdowne come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Lansdowne residents work close to home
68% 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 Lansdowne
66% of Lansdowne residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Lansdowne pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Lansdowne is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
The figures behind Lansdowne’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lansdowne is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #698 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Lansdowne’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lansdowne could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Lansdowne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lansdowne workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,506 commuters (the 18% 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 places Lansdowne commutes to
Where Lansdowne clocks in
39% of workers
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lansdowne
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.
In Lansdowne, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lansdowne, 2013 → 2023: 1,711 → 1,792. 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 Lansdowne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lansdowne
On a workday 4,869 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 1,690 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,000 people are in Lansdowne on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Lansdowne is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lansdowne is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #26 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Lansdowne near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,512 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, 88% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 15.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 15.0% of Lansdowne households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Lansdowne’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Lansdowne is 1,521st of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 24 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 41 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,519 | Carneys Point Township NJ | 8,766 | $79K | 11.9% | 7.3% | 9% | B− |
| 1,520 | Kings Grant NC | 9,003 | $62K | 14.7% | 2.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,521 | Lansdowne PA | 11,141 | $73K | 11.8% | 7.4% | 2% | B− |
| 1,522 | Plain Township IN | 8,969 | $71K | 12.5% | 2.8% | 13% | B− |
| 1,523 | Belvedere Park GA | 14,181 | $65K | 16.1% | 4.7% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Lansdowne, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Lansdowne and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Upper Darby Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lansdowne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne | – | B− | A+ | 33 min | $73,232 |
| Upper Darby Township | 3% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $71,481 |
| Clifton Heights | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $70,931 |
| Yeadon | under 2% | C | A+ | 32 min | $49,759 |
| Drexel Hill | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Drexel Hill: 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 Lansdowne’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 Lansdowne: questions
What is the median household income in Lansdowne?
$73,232 (±$8,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lansdowne?
11.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lansdowne?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lansdowne work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (39%, 9 mi), Lower Merion Township (5%, 6 mi), Upper Darby Township (3%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lansdowne walkable?
Lansdowne is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lansdowne without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 88% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lansdowne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lansdowne
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.