Photo: Smallbones · Public domainHousehold incomes in Malvern are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Malvern A; getting around on foot earns it A+. Below the poverty line: 4.5% of residents; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.3 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
What the numbers say about work in Malvern
Malvern trades workers with the towns around it
Malvern has about as many jobs (1,924) as working residents (1,696), but they are mostly different people: 1,613 residents leave for work each day while 1,841 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Malvern are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Malvern
25% of Malvern 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.
Malvern’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Malvern is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #169 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Malvern’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Malvern could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Malvern by day
On a workday 1,613 residents head out to work, 83 work right here, and 1,841 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 (1.13 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.
Malvern’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Malvern workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,480 commuters (the 25% 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.
12% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Malvern clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
67% of the jobs in Malvern pay over $3,333 a month
1,924 jobs are based in Malvern.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Malvern, 2013 → 2023: 1,673 → 1,924. 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 Malvern’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Malvern goes to work
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.
Malvern is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Malvern is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #102 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.2% 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 1,966 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 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 5.3% of Malvern households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Malvern’s commuters take a bus or train.
Malvern next to U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600: 424th of 4,402 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 422 | Wilton NH | 4,015 | $114K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 423 | Granville Township OH | 4,238 | $113K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 17% | A |
| 424 | Malvern PA | 3,427 | $118K | 4.5% | 4.3% | 5% | A |
| 425 | Richville OH | 3,145 | $74K | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 426 | Hudson Oaks TX | 2,800 | $125K | 3.4% | 4.4% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Malvern, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Malvern
The biggest share goes to East Whiteland Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Malvern workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | – | A | A+ | 25 min | $117,548 |
| Willistown Township | 3% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $187,466 |
| Paoli | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| East Whiteland Township | 6% | A | A− | 23 min | $147,460 |
Same-state neighbors only. Paoli: 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 Malvern’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 Malvern: questions
What is the median household income in Malvern?
$117,548 (±$24,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Malvern?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Malvern?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Malvern work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 20 mi), Tredyffrin Township (10%, 4 mi), East Whiteland Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Malvern walkable?
Malvern is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 18.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Malvern without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Malvern, from the people who make the trip.
More of Malvern
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.