Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Pennsburg has lower unemployment (1.7%) than 88% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Pennsburg A; getting around on foot earns it B. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Only 6% stay in Pennsburg for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (9%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pennsburg: the figures worth knowing
Pennsburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pennsburg is Philadelphia, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (168) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pennsburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pennsburg
69% of Pennsburg residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Pennsburg pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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.
Why Pennsburg gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pennsburg is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #117 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (6.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pennsburg could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Half of Pennsburg commutes less than 16 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.
The trip to work from Pennsburg: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pennsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,076 commuters (the 13% 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.
What Pennsburg’s employers do
1,335 jobs are based in Pennsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pennsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,015 → 1,335. 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 Pennsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Pennsburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,702 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 1,234 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Pennsburg on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.74 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Pennsburg ends
Where Pennsburg clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
In Pennsburg, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pennsburg is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #544 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,399 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.4% of Pennsburg households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pennsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pennsburg is 320th of 4,177 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 318 | Windsor Heights IA | 5,059 | $92K | 6.2% | 1.4% | 3% | A |
| 319 | Circle Pines MN | 4,967 | $102K | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 320 | Pennsburg PA | 4,036 | $112K | 6.7% | 1.7% | 6% | A |
| 321 | Ray Township MI | 3,848 | $118K | 6.4% | 0.9% | 5% | A |
| 322 | Bennington Township MI | 3,105 | $101K | 3.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Pennsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Pennsburg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pennsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsburg | – | A | B | 33 min | $111,848 |
| East Greenville | under 2% | A− | B+ | 30 min | $87,396 |
| Red Hill | under 2% | B | B | 30 min | $64,697 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pennsburg’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 Pennsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Pennsburg?
$111,848 (±$11,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pennsburg?
6.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pennsburg?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pennsburg work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (9%, 33 mi), Upper Hanover Township (5%, 1 mi), Milford Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pennsburg walkable?
Pennsburg is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pennsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pennsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pennsburg
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.