Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Roslyn works elsewhere
Only 1% stay in Roslyn for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (26%, 8 miles). There are 1,097 jobs in Roslyn, and 4,781 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Roslyn apart on work
Roslyn and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Roslyn residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Roslyn come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
51% of the jobs in Roslyn are in trade, transport and utilities, against 18% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Roslyn is a place people come home to
There are 1,097 jobs based in Roslyn, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Roslyn has about 7,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Roslyn
67% of Roslyn residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Roslyn pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% 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.
Commuting out of Roslyn: the destinations
Where Roslyn clocks in
26% 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 kinds of work in Roslyn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roslyn, 2013 → 2023: 851 → 1,097. 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 Roslyn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Roslyn
On a workday 4,720 residents head out to work, 61 work right here, and 1,036 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Roslyn on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The trip to work from Roslyn: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roslyn workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,132 commuters (the 20% 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 far Roslyn goes to work
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.
Work in the towns next to Roslyn
The biggest share goes to Upper Dublin Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roslyn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roslyn | – | — | — | 30 min | $99,318 |
| Upper Dublin Township | 3% | A+ | A | 28 min | $168,010 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roslyn’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 Roslyn: questions
What is the median household income in Roslyn?
$99,318 (±$23,064) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roslyn?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roslyn?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roslyn work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (26%, 8 mi), Abington Township (9%, 2 mi), Horsham Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roslyn without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roslyn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roslyn
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.