Rutledge has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Rutledge; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (23%, 13 miles). Rutledge has 28 jobs, against 398 working residents. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rutledge in brief
Rutledge is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Rutledge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rutledge has about 410 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Rutledge residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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; with 398 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Rutledge
On a workday 397 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Rutledge on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 commute from Rutledge, by distance
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.
Where the trip to work from Rutledge ends
Where Rutledge clocks in
23% 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.
Rutledge is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rutledge, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 28. 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 Rutledge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rutledge’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rutledge workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 409 commuters (the 19% 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.
Next door is work for 10% of Rutledge
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutledge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge | – | — | — | 25 min | $135,313 |
| Ridley Township | 10% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $92,835 |
| Folsom | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Folsom: 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 Ridley Township. Darker towns draw more of Rutledge’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 Rutledge: questions
What is the median household income in Rutledge?
$135,313 (±$25,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutledge?
3.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rutledge?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rutledge work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (23%, 13 mi), Ridley Township (10%, 1 mi), Lower Merion Township (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rutledge without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rutledge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutledge
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.