Quaker Manor House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Upper Dublin Township’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 3.4 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia. 3.2% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Jobs and income earn Upper Dublin Township A+; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Upper Dublin Township in brief
Upper Dublin Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Upper Dublin Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Upper Dublin Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Upper Dublin Township works from home
27% of Upper Dublin Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Upper Dublin Township pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Upper Dublin Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Upper Dublin Township draws workers from far and wide
The 18,971 jobs in Upper Dublin Township are filled from a wide area. Upper Dublin Township’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Upper Dublin Township gains people on a workday
About 33,000 people are in Upper Dublin Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than the 27,000 who live here: 18,000 come in to work and 12,000 head out. 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.
Why Upper Dublin Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Dublin Township is among the top U.S. towns, #4 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Upper Dublin Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Dublin Township stays A+.
23% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Upper Dublin Township clocks in
23% 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.
Time on the road from Upper Dublin Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Dublin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,581 commuters (the 27% 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.
Upper Dublin Township is a services town
18,971 jobs are based in Upper Dublin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Dublin Township, 2013 → 2023: 16,921 → 18,971. 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 Upper Dublin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Upper Dublin Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 12,140 residents head out to work, 1,004 work right here, and 17,967 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Upper Dublin Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Upper Dublin Township
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Upper Dublin Township
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Upper Dublin Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #196 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Upper Dublin 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 14,430 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 54% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 3.4% of Upper Dublin Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Upper Dublin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Upper Dublin Township is 4th of 1,509 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 37,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 5 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 6 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 46 | Horsham Township PA | 27,882 | $122K | 4.3% | 2.4% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Peters Township PA | 23,262 | $146K | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,509 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Upper Dublin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Upper Dublin Township
The biggest share goes to Abington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Dublin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Dublin Township | – | A+ | A | 28 min | $168,010 |
| Abington Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
| Ambler | under 3% | A− | A+ | 22 min | $77,394 |
| Whitemarsh Township | 2% | A | A | 27 min | $148,970 |
| Whitpain Township | 2% | A | A | 31 min | $162,856 |
| Springfield Township | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $135,683 |
| Oreland | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lower Gwynedd Township | under 3% | A+ | A | 28 min | $139,615 |
| Willow Grove | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Roslyn | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oreland, Willow Grove and Roslyn: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Dublin 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 Upper Dublin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Dublin Township?
$168,010 (±$5,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Dublin Township?
3.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Dublin Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Dublin Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (23%, 10 mi), Horsham Township (4%, 3 mi), Abington Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Dublin Township walkable?
Upper Dublin Township is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Dublin Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Dublin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Dublin 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.