Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Pottsgrove commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Pottsgrove has 806 jobs for 1,803 working residents. Only 2% work in Pottsgrove; the top destination outside it is Pottstown (7%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pottsgrove: the gist
Pottsgrove has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pottsgrove went from 454 in 2013 to 806 in 2023, +78%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pottsgrove
69% of Pottsgrove residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Pottsgrove pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The kinds of work in Pottsgrove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pottsgrove, 2013 → 2023: 454 → 806. 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 Pottsgrove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pottsgrove
On a workday 1,763 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 766 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Pottsgrove on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Pottsgrove’s working residents head each day
Where Pottsgrove clocks in
7% 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.
From Pottsgrove, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pottsgrove workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,638 commuters (the 14% 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 many miles Pottsgrove commutes
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.
How Pottsgrove compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pottsgrove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsgrove | – | — | — | 30 min | $122,813 |
| Sanatoga | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Pottstown | 7% | C+ | A+ | 27 min | $60,828 |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 36 min | $121,566 |
| New Hanover Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 32 min | $140,913 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sanatoga: 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 Pottstown. Darker towns draw more of Pottsgrove’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 Pottsgrove: questions
What is the median household income in Pottsgrove?
$122,813 (±$23,182) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pottsgrove?
5.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pottsgrove?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pottsgrove work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pottstown (7%, 2 mi), Philadelphia (6%, 31 mi), Limerick Township (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pottsgrove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pottsgrove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pottsgrove
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.