Lazaretto, The · Public domainMore people are out of work in Tinicum Township (13.0%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. Tinicum Township grades C for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.3 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
Tinicum Township at work: what stands out
Tinicum Township is where the jobs are
Tinicum Township has 5,868 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,800 people are in town, 96% more than the 4,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Tinicum Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Tinicum Township fell from 12,790 in 2013 to 5,868 in 2023, −54%. 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 ↓
Tinicum Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Tinicum Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Tinicum Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Tinicum Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% 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.
Jobs & income in Tinicum Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tinicum Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #907 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Tinicum Township’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tinicum Township could be anywhere from C− to C+.
The daily commute in and out of Tinicum Township
On a workday 1,871 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 5,685 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,800 people are in Tinicum Township on a workday afternoon, 96% more than live here.
2.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
70% of the jobs in Tinicum Township pay over $3,333 a month
5,868 jobs are based in Tinicum Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tinicum Township, 2013 → 2023: 12,790 → 5,868. 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 Tinicum Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Tinicum Township’s workers come from
Where Tinicum Township clocks in
22% of workers
2% 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 Tinicum Township commutes less than 8 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Tinicum Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tinicum Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,620 commuters (the 11% 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.
Tinicum Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tinicum Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #110 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Tinicum Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,823 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, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 8.4% of Tinicum Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Tinicum Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,192nd of 4,177: where Tinicum Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 3,190 | Monroe Township IN | 3,455 | $54K | 15.9% | 4.1% | 10% | C |
| 3,191 | Van Buren Township IN | 2,948 | $58K | 14.6% | 4.0% | 14% | C |
| 3,192 | Tinicum Township PA | 3,985 | $53K | 19.3% | 13.0% | 9% | C |
| 3,193 | South Chicago Heights IL | 3,884 | $59K | 30.5% | 7.8% | 4% | C |
| 3,194 | Cedar Springs MI | 3,789 | $58K | 22.2% | 6.4% | 6% | C |
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| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Tinicum Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
29% of Tinicum Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tinicum Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinicum Township | – | C | A | 22 min | $53,451 |
| Philadelphia | 22% | C | A+ | 32 min | $61,953 |
| Folcroft | under 2% | C | A | 27 min | $61,306 |
| Norwood | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $96,134 |
| Ridley Township | 5% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $92,835 |
| Prospect Park | 2% | B− | A+ | 22 min | $63,077 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tinicum Township’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 Tinicum Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tinicum Township?
$53,451 (±$7,730) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tinicum Township?
19.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tinicum Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tinicum Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (22%, 12 mi), Ridley Township (5%, 4 mi), Upper Darby Township (2%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tinicum Township walkable?
Tinicum Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tinicum Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tinicum Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tinicum Township
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.