Household incomes in Marcus Hook trail those of 84% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 13.7% of residents, next to 11.7% across Pennsylvania. For jobs and income Marcus Hook is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.2 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
Jobs and commuting in Marcus Hook: the gist
The jobs in Marcus Hook pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Marcus Hook pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 56% of the jobs Marcus Hook residents hold. 92% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Marcus Hook. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Marcus Hook than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Marcus Hook fell from 961 in 2013 to 620 in 2023, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
44% of the jobs in Marcus Hook are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. 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; with 995 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Marcus Hook earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Marcus Hook’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($53,157, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.0%) is left out: Marcus Hook’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Marcus Hook could be anywhere from C to B+.
77% of the jobs in Marcus Hook pay over $3,333 a month
620 jobs are based in Marcus Hook.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marcus Hook, 2013 → 2023: 961 → 620. 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 Marcus Hook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Marcus Hook quiets down on a workday
On a workday 948 residents head out to work, 47 work right here, and 573 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Marcus Hook on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Marcus Hook clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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 Marcus Hook takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marcus Hook workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 812 commuters (the 9% 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 distance from Marcus Hook 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Marcus Hook
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% 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 892 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 5.2 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). 16.8% of Marcus Hook households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Marcus Hook’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Marcus Hook comes 2,592nd 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 27 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
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| 64 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,590 | Athens IL | 1,883 | $81K | 9.5% | 5.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,591 | Chouteau OK | 2,175 | $60K | 8.3% | 8.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,592 | Marcus Hook PA | 2,448 | $53K | 13.7% | 4.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,593 | Mound Township KS | 2,350 | $61K | 6.8% | 2.0% | 20% | C+ |
| 2,594 | Claridon Township OH | 3,116 | $86K | 18.3% | 4.8% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Marcus Hook, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Marcus Hook
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marcus Hook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hook | – | C+ | A | 29 min | $53,157 |
| Trainer | under 2% | B− | A+ | 32 min | $81,250 |
| Lower Chichester Township | under 2% | B− | A− | 27 min | $82,589 |
| Linwood | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Linwood: 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 Marcus Hook’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 Marcus Hook: questions
What is the median household income in Marcus Hook?
$53,157 (±$10,315) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marcus Hook?
13.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marcus Hook?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marcus Hook work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (18%, 20 mi), Upper Chichester Township (6%, 2 mi), Concord Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marcus Hook walkable?
Marcus Hook is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marcus Hook without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marcus Hook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marcus Hook
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.