Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Spring Mount works elsewhere
Spring Mount has 77 jobs; 1,237 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Spring Mount for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (6%, 26 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Spring Mount
Spring Mount is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Spring Mount, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Mount has about 1,100 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spring Mount workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 commute in and out of Spring Mount
On a workday 1,233 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Spring Mount on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
From Spring Mount, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Mount workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,085 commuters (the 8% 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.
Commuting out of Spring Mount: the destinations
Where Spring Mount clocks in
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.
Services make up most of the work in Spring Mount
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Mount, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 77. 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 Mount’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Spring Mount, 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.
The towns around Spring Mount
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Mount workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Mount | – | — | — | 32 min | $104,583 |
| Upper Salford Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $138,600 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Mount’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 Mount: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Mount?
$104,583 (±$34,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Mount?
16.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Mount?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Mount work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (6%, 26 mi), Limerick Township (4%, 4 mi), Tredyffrin Township (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Mount without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Mount, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Mount
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.