Thomas Leiper Estate · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Household incomes in Nether Providence Township are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Nether Providence Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (A). Poverty touches 5.9% of residents, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.4 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
Work in Nether Providence Township: the figures worth knowing
Nether Providence Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Nether Providence Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Nether Providence Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Nether Providence Township works from home
27% of Nether Providence Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Nether Providence Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Three in four Nether Providence Township workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Nether Providence Township’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
The figures behind Nether Providence Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($150,950, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nether Providence Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
26% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Nether Providence Township clocks in
26% of workers
4% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Nether Providence Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nether Providence Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,153 commuters (the 27% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Nether Providence Township
3,200 jobs are based in Nether Providence Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nether Providence Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,640 → 3,200. 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 Nether Providence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Nether Providence Township
On a workday 6,053 residents head out to work, 250 work right here, and 2,950 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Nether Providence Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.51 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 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Nether Providence Township, by distance
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Nether Providence Township
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,014 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 82% 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). 3.4% of Nether Providence Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Nether Providence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nether Providence Township is 300th of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000 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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| 18 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 35 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 298 | Hopatcong NJ | 14,824 | $116K | 4.2% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| 299 | Vienna VA | 16,691 | $217K | 5.0% | 4.4% | 7% | A |
| 300 | Nether Providence Township PA | 14,468 | $151K | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4% | A |
| 301 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| 302 | Scenic Oaks TX | 10,569 | $175K | 7.8% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | 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 Nether Providence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Nether Providence Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Media (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nether Providence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Providence Township | – | A | A | 31 min | $150,950 |
| Springfield Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $138,205 |
| Swarthmore | 2% | A | A+ | 26 min | $152,361 |
| Rose Valley | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $246,875 |
| Chester | under 2% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $41,342 |
| Brookhaven | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $91,042 |
| Woodlyn | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ridley Township | 2% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $92,835 |
| Upper Providence Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $150,563 |
| Media | 4% | A | A+ | 25 min | $89,092 |
| Marple Township | under 2% | A | A− | 27 min | $123,844 |
Same-state neighbors only. Woodlyn: 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 Nether 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 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 Nether Providence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nether Providence Township?
$150,950 (±$11,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nether Providence Township?
5.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nether Providence Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nether Providence Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (26%, 14 mi), Media (4%, 2 mi), Lower Merion Township (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Nether Providence Township walkable?
Nether Providence Township is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nether Providence Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nether Providence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nether Providence 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.