Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Dppowell assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Villanova at work: jobs, income and the commute
Only 2% work in Villanova itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (26%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. There are 4,445 jobs in Villanova, and 2,599 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Villanova apart on work
Nearly all the work in Villanova is services
98% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Villanova is where the jobs are
Villanova has 4,445 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Villanova and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Villanova residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Villanova come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
77% of Villanova’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 78% of the jobs based in Villanova. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Villanova, 2014 → 2024: 3,860 → 4,445. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Villanova’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Villanova by day and by night
On a workday 2,544 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 4,390 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Villanova on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.7 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Villanova: where workers come from
Where Villanova clocks in
26% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Villanova’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Villanova workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,757 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Villanova
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Villanova and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Villanova workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | – | — | — | 22 min | $250,000+ |
| Rosemont | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rosemont: 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 Villanova’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 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Villanova: questions
What is the median household income in Villanova?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Villanova?
2.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Villanova?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Villanova work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (26%, 11 mi), Radnor Township (8%, 2 mi), Lower Merion Township (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Villanova 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 Villanova, from the people who make the trip.
More of Villanova
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.