Plumsteadville at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 3% work in Plumsteadville itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (8%, 26 miles). For 40% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. The average commute takes 28 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Plumsteadville and work: the main findings
Home offices are common in Plumsteadville
40% of Plumsteadville workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Plumsteadville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Plumsteadville went from 1,375 in 2014 to 2,303 in 2024, +67%. The jobs ↓
Plumsteadville is where the jobs are
Plumsteadville has 2,303 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Plumsteadville makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Plumsteadville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Plumsteadville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Plumsteadville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Plumsteadville is Philadelphia, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (106) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The trip to work from Plumsteadville: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plumsteadville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 979 commuters (the 40% 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.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Plumsteadville
2,303 jobs are based in Plumsteadville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plumsteadville, 2014 → 2024: 1,375 → 2,303. 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 Plumsteadville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Plumsteadville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,301 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 2,268 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Plumsteadville on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
How many miles Plumsteadville commutes
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.
The towns that send workers to Plumsteadville
Where Plumsteadville clocks in
8% 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.
The towns around Plumsteadville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plumsteadville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumsteadville | – | — | — | 28 min | $176,313 |
| Bedminster Township | under 2% | A− | B | 34 min | $152,049 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plumsteadville’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 Plumsteadville: questions
What is the median household income in Plumsteadville?
$176,313 (±$70,841) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plumsteadville?
0.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plumsteadville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plumsteadville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 26 mi), Plumstead Township (8%, 1 mi), Doylestown (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Plumsteadville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plumsteadville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plumsteadville
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.