Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 3.5 jobs in Media for every working resident, and 10,312 people commute in
10,578 jobs are based in Media for 2,998 working residents. Media grades A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 8.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Media: the figures worth knowing
Media fills up on a workday
Media has 10,578 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 14,000 people are in town, more than double the 5,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Media
72% of Media residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Media pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Media draws workers from far and wide
The 10,578 jobs in Media are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Media is services
93% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Media has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Media went from 6,816 in 2013 to 10,578 in 2023, +55%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Media’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Media is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #217 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% 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, Media could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Who works in Media, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,732 residents head out to work and 266 work right here.
About 14,000 people are in Media on a workday afternoon, 128% more than live here.
3.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Services make up most of the work in Media
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Media, 2013 → 2023: 6,816 → 10,578. 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 Media’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Media’s workforce comes from
Where Media clocks in
22% 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.
The daily trip from Media: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Media workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,934 commuters (the 21% 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 Media commutes less than 11 miles
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.
Media is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Media is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #29 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Media near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,708 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 99% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 99% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 3.1% of Media households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Media’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 8,000, Media ranks 569th of 3,494 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 567 | Lutherville MD | 6,574 | $114K | 4.2% | 5.3% | 2% | A |
| 568 | Chain Lake WA | 4,950 | $161K | 2.7% | 4.2% | <1% | A |
| 569 | Media PA | 5,920 | $89K | 4.1% | 4.2% | 9% | A |
| 570 | Milton WI | 6,024 | $86K | 6.5% | 0.9% | 12% | A |
| 571 | Marrs Township IN | 5,388 | $104K | 7.3% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,494 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Media, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How Media compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Media workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | – | A | A+ | 25 min | $89,092 |
| Upper Providence Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $150,563 |
| Nether Providence Township | under 2% | A | A | 31 min | $150,950 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Media’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 Media: questions
What is the median household income in Media?
$89,092 (±$8,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Media?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Media?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Media work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (22%, 15 mi), Tredyffrin Township (3%, 11 mi), Middletown Township (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Media walkable?
Media is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.7 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Media without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 99% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Media, from the people who make the trip.
More of Media
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.