Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Oreland works elsewhere
Employers in Oreland report 985 jobs; 3,157 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Oreland itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (26%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Oreland, in brief
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Oreland’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Oreland and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Oreland residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Oreland come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Oreland makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Oreland are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Oreland residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 11%. The jobs ↓
Oreland empties out on a workday
About 3,800 people are in Oreland on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than the 6,000 who live here: 3,100 head out to work and 920 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The trip to work from Oreland: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oreland workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,475 commuters (the 20% 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.
Commuting out of Oreland: the destinations
Where Oreland clocks in
26% 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.
In Oreland, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oreland, 2013 → 2023: 842 → 985. 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 Oreland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Oreland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,092 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 920 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Oreland on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The commute from Oreland, by distance
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.
Next door to Oreland
The biggest share goes to Upper Dublin Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oreland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oreland | – | — | — | 30 min | $111,625 |
| Upper Dublin Township | 5% | A+ | A | 28 min | $168,010 |
| Abington Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oreland’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 Oreland: questions
What is the median household income in Oreland?
$111,625 (±$17,444) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oreland?
4.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oreland?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oreland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (26%, 8 mi), Springfield Township (6%, 2 mi), Upper Dublin Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oreland without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oreland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oreland
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.