Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Lower Moreland Township has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Lower Moreland Township grades A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. Below the poverty line: 2.6% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lower Moreland Township stands out on work
Lower Moreland Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Lower Moreland Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Lower Moreland Township come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Lower Moreland Township
24% of Lower Moreland Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
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.
Why Lower Moreland Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lower Moreland Township is among the top U.S. towns, #5 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lower Moreland Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Moreland Township stays A+.
33% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Lower Moreland Township clocks in
33% of workers
4% 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.
Getting to work from Lower Moreland Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lower Moreland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,384 commuters (the 24% 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 Lower Moreland Township
On a workday 6,308 residents head out to work, 418 work right here, and 5,124 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
65% of the jobs in Lower Moreland Township pay over $3,333 a month
5,542 jobs are based in Lower Moreland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Moreland Township, 2014 → 2024: 5,046 → 5,542. 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 Lower Moreland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lower Moreland Township
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.
Lower Moreland Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lower Moreland Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #254 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.2% 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 7,055 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 79% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 4.2% of Lower Moreland Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lower Moreland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lower Moreland Township next to U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000: 17th of 2,227 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 15 | Franklin Lakes NJ | 11,180 | $236K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 16 | Weston MA | 11,729 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
| 17 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| 18 | Victoria MN | 12,447 | $196K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 19 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
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| 32 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 48 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 56 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
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| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Lower Moreland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
38% of Lower Moreland Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (33%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Moreland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Moreland Township | – | A+ | A | 28 min | $153,639 |
| Bryn Athyn | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 17 min | $143,125 |
| Upper Moreland Township | 2% | A− | A | 29 min | $99,054 |
| Philadelphia | 33% | C | A+ | 32 min | $61,953 |
| Abington Township | 3% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lower Moreland 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 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 Lower Moreland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Moreland Township?
$153,639 (±$14,001) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Moreland Township?
2.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Moreland Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Moreland Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (33%, 8 mi), Bensalem Township (4%, 7 mi), Abington Township (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lower Moreland Township walkable?
Lower Moreland Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Moreland Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Moreland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Moreland Township
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. 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.