Photo: Dough4872 · Public domainA job hub: Paoli has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 5,437 people come in to work
Only 5% stay in Paoli for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (13%, 19 miles). 5,581 jobs are based in Paoli; 3,081 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 33% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Paoli
Home offices are common in Paoli
33% of Paoli workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Paoli is where the jobs are
Paoli has 5,581 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Paoli draws workers from far and wide
The 5,581 jobs in Paoli are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The biggest group of Paoli’s workers comes from Philadelphia
522 of the people who work in Paoli live in Philadelphia, 19 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paoli workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,187 commuters (the 33% 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 daily commute in and out of Paoli
On a workday 2,937 residents head out to work and 144 work right here.
About 8,900 people are in Paoli on a workday afternoon, 39% more than live here.
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 daily trip into Paoli
Where Paoli clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paoli, 2014 → 2024: 5,327 → 5,581. 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 Paoli’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Paoli, 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.
Paoli and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paoli workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli | – | — | — | 24 min | $138,396 |
| Malvern | under 2% | A | A+ | 25 min | $117,548 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 12% | A | A | 26 min | $162,194 |
| Berwyn | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Berwyn: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tredyffrin Township. Darker towns draw more of Paoli’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 Paoli: questions
What is the median household income in Paoli?
$138,396 (±$20,111) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paoli?
3.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paoli?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paoli work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (13%, 19 mi), Tredyffrin Township (12%, 3 mi), Upper Merion Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Paoli without a car?
2% 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 Paoli, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paoli
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.