Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY 4.0Most of Trevose commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Trevose report 779 jobs, and 1,857 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Trevose; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (17%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 48 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Trevose and work: the main findings
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Trevose’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 48 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Trevose and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Trevose residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Trevose come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Trevose empties out on a workday
About 2,600 people are in Trevose on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 3,600 who live here: 1,800 head out to work and 740 come in. Day and night ↓
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 trip from Trevose: about 48 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trevose workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,810 commuters (the 16% 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.
The towns that employ Trevose’s residents
Where Trevose clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
How many people are in Trevose by day
On a workday 1,822 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 744 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Trevose on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
What Trevose’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trevose, 2013 → 2023: 834 → 779. 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 Trevose’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Trevose 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.
How Trevose compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bensalem Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Trevose workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevose | – | — | — | 48 min | $87,455 |
| Feasterville | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bensalem Township | 7% | B+ | A | 29 min | $85,223 |
Same-state neighbors only. Feasterville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Trevose’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 Trevose: questions
What is the median household income in Trevose?
$87,455 (±$30,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trevose?
1.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trevose?
48 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trevose work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (17%, 13 mi), Lower Southampton Township (10%, 0 mi), Bensalem Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trevose without a car?
4% 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 Trevose, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trevose
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.