Parkland has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
6% of workers work from home; Pennsylvania has 16%. There are 116 jobs in Parkland, and 864 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Parkland; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (16%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Parkland in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Parkland than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Parkland fell from 367 in 2014 to 116 in 2024, −68%. 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 ↓
Parkland is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Parkland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Parkland has about 850 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Parkland and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Parkland residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Parkland come from (14% of its jobs). 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; with 864 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Parkland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parkland, 2014 → 2024: 367 → 116. 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 Parkland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Parkland
On a workday 861 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Parkland on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Parkland to work: where people go
Where Parkland clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
How long Parkland spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parkland workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 824 commuters (the 6% 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.
How far Parkland goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Parkland
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parkland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland | – | — | — | 20 min | $83,788 |
| Langhorne Manor | under 2% | A | A+ | 22 min | $137,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parkland’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 Parkland: questions
What is the median household income in Parkland?
$83,788 (±$33,430) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parkland?
0.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parkland?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parkland work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (16%, 15 mi), Middletown Township (9%, 2 mi), Bensalem Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Parkland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parkland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parkland
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.