Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Lower Providence Township’s household incomes are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia. 4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. For jobs and income Lower Providence Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lower Providence Township
Lower Providence Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lower Providence Township has about as many jobs (10,350) as working residents (11,542), but they are mostly different people: 10,692 residents leave for work each day while 9,500 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Lower Providence Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Lower Providence Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 8% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Lower Providence Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Lower Providence Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Lower Providence Township draws workers from far and wide
The 10,350 jobs in Lower Providence Township are filled from a wide area. Lower Providence Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 28%; the other 64% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Lower Providence Township works from home
26% of Lower Providence 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Lower Providence Township: the grade in detail
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lower Providence Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How many people are in Lower Providence Township by day
On a workday 10,692 residents head out to work, 850 work right here, and 9,500 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 (0.90 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.
8% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Lower Providence Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Lower Providence Township: about 28 minutes a trip
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 Providence Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,180 commuters (the 26% 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.
69% of the jobs in Lower Providence Township pay over $3,333 a month
10,350 jobs are based in Lower Providence Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lower Providence Township, 2013 → 2023: 10,644 → 10,350. 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 Lower Providence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lower Providence Township works
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Lower Providence Township
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.5% 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 12,411 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 77% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 18% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 6.1% of Lower Providence Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Lower Providence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lower Providence Township is 274th of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 272 | Newtown CT | 28,183 | $155K | 4.5% | 3.7% | 14% | A |
| 273 | Gorham ME | 19,239 | $112K | 3.7% | 2.6% | 13% | A |
| 274 | Lower Providence Township PA | 26,242 | $119K | 4.4% | 4.2% | 7% | A |
| 275 | Columbine CO | 25,478 | $131K | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| 276 | Farmington UT | 26,266 | $127K | 5.4% | 3.2% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Providence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 13% of Lower Providence Township
The biggest share goes to Upper Merion Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lower Providence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Providence Township | – | A | A− | 28 min | $119,165 |
| Upper Providence Township | 4% | A | B+ | 27 min | $141,077 |
| Collegeville | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 23 min | $91,466 |
| Schuylkill Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 26 min | $171,786 |
| West Norriton Township | 2% | A− | A− | 25 min | $94,666 |
| Upper Merion Township | 7% | A | A | 25 min | $121,985 |
| Skippack Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 30 min | $147,979 |
| Oaks | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Worcester Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 29 min | $185,114 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oaks: 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 Lower Providence 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 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 Lower Providence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lower Providence Township?
$119,165 (±$5,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lower Providence Township?
4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lower Providence Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lower Providence Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 18 mi), Upper Merion Township (7%, 4 mi), Tredyffrin Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lower Providence Township walkable?
Lower Providence Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lower Providence Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 18% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lower Providence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lower Providence Township
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.