Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Upper Moreland Township’s household incomes are higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
5.4% of residents are in poverty, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 11.7%. Jobs and income earn Upper Moreland Township A−; getting around on foot earns it A. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.4 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
The work figures that set Upper Moreland Township apart
Upper Moreland Township trades workers with the towns around it
Upper Moreland Township has about as many jobs (13,503) as working residents (13,752), but they are mostly different people: 12,744 residents leave for work each day while 12,495 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Upper Moreland Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Upper Moreland Township and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Upper Moreland Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Upper Moreland Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 four measures behind Upper Moreland Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Upper Moreland Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #249 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Upper Moreland Township’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Upper Moreland Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In and out of Upper Moreland Township on a workday
On a workday 12,744 residents head out to work, 1,008 work right here, and 12,495 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 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.
20% of working residents work in Philadelphia
Where Upper Moreland Township clocks in
20% 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.
What the 13,503 jobs in Upper Moreland Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Upper Moreland Township, 2013 → 2023: 15,315 → 13,503. 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 Moreland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Upper Moreland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Moreland Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,576 commuters (the 20% 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 Upper Moreland Township 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.
Upper Moreland 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, Upper Moreland Township is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #260 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.9% 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 14,430 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.4 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). 4.6% of Upper Moreland Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Upper Moreland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Upper Moreland Township is 465th of 1,576 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | 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+ |
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| 5 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 12 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 24 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 463 | West Falls Church VA | 31,279 | $135K | 7.9% | 4.9% | 3% | A− |
| 464 | Lockport IL | 27,822 | $112K | 6.8% | 4.7% | 7% | A− |
| 465 | Upper Moreland Township PA | 25,880 | $99K | 5.4% | 4.8% | 7% | A− |
| 466 | Franklin Town MA | 33,955 | $146K | 5.9% | 5.2% | 12% | A− |
| 467 | Mountlake Terrace WA | 25,430 | $108K | 7.0% | 4.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | 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 Moreland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
12% of Upper Moreland Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Horsham Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Moreland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Moreland Township | – | A− | A | 29 min | $99,054 |
| Hatboro | under 2% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $112,565 |
| Bryn Athyn | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 17 min | $143,125 |
| Lower Moreland Township | under 2% | A+ | A | 28 min | $153,639 |
| Horsham Township | 5% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $122,311 |
| Abington Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
| Warminster Township | 3% | A− | A− | 27 min | $96,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Moreland 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 Moreland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Moreland Township?
$99,054 (±$6,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Moreland Township?
5.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Moreland Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Moreland Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (20%, 10 mi), Horsham Township (5%, 4 mi), Abington Township (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Upper Moreland Township walkable?
Upper Moreland Township is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Upper Moreland Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Moreland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Moreland 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.