Jobs, income and commuting in Richboro, PA
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. Only 5% work in Richboro itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (17%, 17 miles). Employers in Richboro report 2,214 jobs; 3,129 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Richboro, in brief
Richboro and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Richboro residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Richboro come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Richboro
70% of Richboro residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Richboro pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% 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.
Where the trip to work from Richboro ends
Where Richboro clocks in
17% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
Richboro is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richboro, 2013 → 2023: 2,014 → 2,214. 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 Richboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Richboro quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,981 residents head out to work, 148 work right here, and 2,066 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Richboro on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.71 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.
The trip to work from Richboro: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richboro workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,857 commuters (the 18% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Richboro
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 towns around Richboro
The biggest share goes to Newtown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richboro | – | — | — | 27 min | $159,007 |
| Wrightstown Township | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $188,553 |
| Newtown Township | 4% | A− | A− | 34 min | $147,617 |
| Churchville | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Churchville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richboro’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 Richboro: questions
What is the median household income in Richboro?
$159,007 (±$5,168) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richboro?
0.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richboro?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richboro work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 17 mi), Northampton Township (9%, 1 mi), Newtown Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richboro without a car?
3% 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 Richboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richboro
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.