Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0A job hub: Spring House has 2.0 jobs per working resident, and 2,863 people come in to work
29% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%). Spring House has 2,908 jobs for 1,471 working residents. Only 3% work in Spring House; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Spring House apart
Spring House is where the jobs are
Spring House has 2,908 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
A lot of Spring House works from home
29% of Spring House workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Spring House than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Spring House fell from 4,046 in 2013 to 2,908 in 2023, −28%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
The daily flow of workers through Spring House
On a workday 1,426 residents head out to work and 45 work right here.
About 6,600 people are in Spring House on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Spring House’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring House workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,355 commuters (the 29% 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.
66% of the jobs in Spring House pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring House, 2013 → 2023: 4,046 → 2,908. 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 Spring House’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip into Spring House
Where Spring House clocks in
12% of workers
6% 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.
How far Spring House 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.
The towns around Spring House
The biggest share goes to Upper Dublin Township (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring House workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring House | – | — | — | 29 min | $198,077 |
| Upper Dublin Township | 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $168,010 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring House’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 Spring House: questions
What is the median household income in Spring House?
$198,077 (±$37,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring House?
4.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring House?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring House work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (12%, 12 mi), Lower Gwynedd Township (6%, 1 mi), Whitpain Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring House without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring House, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring House
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.