Photo: Midnightdreary at en.wikipedia · Public domainRosemont has 1.8 jobs for every working resident: 1,990 people commute in to work
23% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in Rosemont report 2,018 jobs; 1,122 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Rosemont for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (30%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Rosemont stands out on work
Rosemont and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Rosemont residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Rosemont come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Rosemont is where the jobs are
Rosemont has 2,018 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Rosemont is services
91% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
Where Rosemont’s workforce comes from
Where Rosemont clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
How many people are in Rosemont by day
On a workday 1,094 residents head out to work and 28 work right here.
About 4,300 people are in Rosemont on a workday afternoon, 26% more 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.
Services make up most of the work in Rosemont
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosemont, 2014 → 2024: 1,806 → 2,018. 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 Rosemont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Rosemont
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosemont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,349 commuters (the 23% 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.
The distance from Rosemont 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.
Rosemont and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosemont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemont | – | — | — | 24 min | $88,322 |
| Villanova | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bryn Mawr | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Villanova and Bryn Mawr: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rosemont’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 Rosemont: questions
What is the median household income in Rosemont?
$88,322 (±$28,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rosemont?
8.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosemont?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosemont work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (30%, 10 mi), Lower Merion Township (9%, 2 mi), Radnor Township (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rosemont without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rosemont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosemont
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.