Knipe-Johnson Farm · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Upper Gwynedd Township has 2.4 jobs for every working resident: 17,346 people commute in to work
Upper Gwynedd Township has 17,981 jobs for 7,560 working residents. For jobs and income Upper Gwynedd Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (B+). Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Upper Gwynedd Township
Jobs in Upper Gwynedd Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Upper Gwynedd Township went from 6,181 in 2013 to 17,981 in 2023, +191%. The jobs ↓
Upper Gwynedd Township is where the jobs are
Upper Gwynedd Township has 17,981 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 28,000 people are in town, 60% more than the 17,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Upper Gwynedd Township draws workers from far and wide
The 17,981 jobs in Upper Gwynedd Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 26%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Upper Gwynedd Township makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Upper Gwynedd Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Upper Gwynedd Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Upper Gwynedd Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Upper Gwynedd Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 72% of the jobs Upper Gwynedd Township residents hold. 96% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Upper Gwynedd Township. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Upper Gwynedd Township
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Gwynedd Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 46% of the jobs in Upper Gwynedd Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Gwynedd Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,181 → 17,981. 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 Gwynedd Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Upper Gwynedd Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 6,925 residents head out to work and 635 work right here.
About 28,000 people are in Upper Gwynedd Township on a workday afternoon, 60% 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.
The daily trip into Upper Gwynedd Township
Where Upper Gwynedd Township clocks in
10% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Getting to work from Upper Gwynedd Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Gwynedd Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,094 commuters (the 24% 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.
How far it is to work from Upper Gwynedd 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.
In Upper Gwynedd Township, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,034 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 5.6% of Upper Gwynedd Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Upper Gwynedd Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Upper Gwynedd Township is 299th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Concord MO | 18,368 | $89K | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| 298 | Naples FL | 20,114 | $153K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 27% | A |
| 299 | Upper Gwynedd Township PA | 17,255 | $115K | 6.4% | 3.2% | 8% | A |
| 300 | Bradfordville FL | 18,953 | $133K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5% | A |
| 301 | Silver Firs WA | 22,306 | $163K | 5.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Gwynedd Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Around Upper Gwynedd Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lansdale (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Gwynedd Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gwynedd Township | – | A | B+ | 25 min | $114,902 |
| Lansdale | 3% | A− | A+ | 25 min | $88,229 |
| Lower Gwynedd Township | under 3% | A+ | A | 28 min | $139,615 |
| Worcester Township | under 3% | A+ | B | 29 min | $185,114 |
| Towamencin Township | 2% | A− | B | 28 min | $100,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Gwynedd 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 Gwynedd Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Gwynedd Township?
$114,902 (±$10,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Gwynedd Township?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Gwynedd Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Gwynedd Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (10%, 16 mi), Upper Merion Township (4%, 10 mi), Hatfield Township (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Gwynedd Township walkable?
Upper Gwynedd Township is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Gwynedd Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Gwynedd Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Gwynedd 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.