Households in Souderton earn more than those in 72% of U.S. towns
10.1% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Jobs and income earn Souderton B+; getting around on foot earns it A. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Souderton
No single place dominates Souderton’s commute
The biggest draw, Philadelphia, gets only 8% of working residents, and 56% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Souderton residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Souderton’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Souderton is Philadelphia, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (289) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Souderton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Souderton is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #420 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Souderton’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Souderton could be anywhere from B− to A+.
8% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Souderton clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Half of Souderton commutes less than 10 miles
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.
In and out of Souderton on a workday
On a workday 3,611 residents head out to work, 192 work right here, and 2,279 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Souderton on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Souderton
2,471 jobs are based in Souderton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Souderton, 2013 → 2023: 1,853 → 2,471. 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 Souderton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Souderton: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Souderton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,579 commuters (the 9% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Souderton
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Souderton is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #213 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,930 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 36% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Souderton households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Souderton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Souderton is 1,021st of 3,122 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,019 | Smith Township IN | 5,290 | $82K | 3.8% | 4.2% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,020 | Tracyton WA | 6,137 | $104K | 9.1% | 2.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,021 | Souderton PA | 7,288 | $94K | 10.1% | 4.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,022 | Jarrell TX | 5,870 | $111K | 2.2% | 9.7% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,023 | Hadley MA | 5,213 | $119K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,122 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Souderton, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Souderton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Franconia Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Souderton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souderton | – | B+ | A | 29 min | $93,537 |
| Franconia Township | 7% | A | A− | 30 min | $111,426 |
| Telford | under 3% | A− | A | 24 min | $91,058 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Souderton’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 Souderton: questions
What is the median household income in Souderton?
$93,537 (±$5,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Souderton?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Souderton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Souderton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (8%, 23 mi), Hatfield Township (7%, 3 mi), Franconia Township (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Souderton walkable?
Souderton is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Souderton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 36% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Souderton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Souderton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.