Linwood has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
680 jobs are based in Linwood, against 1,874 working residents. Only 1% work in Linwood; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (14%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Linwood, in brief
Linwood makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Linwood are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Linwood residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Linwood pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Linwood pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Linwood has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Linwood went from 467 in 2014 to 680 in 2024, +46%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
In Linwood, 57% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linwood, 2014 → 2024: 467 → 680. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Linwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Linwood: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,853 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 659 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Linwood on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Linwood goes to work
Where Linwood clocks in
14% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Linwood
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,836 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.
Half of Linwood commutes less than 12 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Linwood and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood | – | — | — | 28 min | $80,484 |
| Marcus Hook | under 2% | C+ | A | 29 min | $53,157 |
| Trainer | under 2% | B− | A+ | 32 min | $81,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linwood’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 2024, 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 Linwood: questions
What is the median household income in Linwood?
$80,484 (±$10,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linwood?
13.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linwood?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linwood work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (14%, 20 mi), Upper Chichester Township (6%, 2 mi), Concord Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Linwood without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Linwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.