Most of Woodside commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
138 jobs are based in Woodside, against 1,112 working residents. Hardly any work in Woodside itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (13%, 21 miles). 40% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Woodside: the figures worth knowing
Home offices are common in Woodside
40% of Woodside workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Woodside is a place people come home to
There are 138 jobs based in Woodside, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Woodside has about 1,500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Woodside workers cross into New Jersey
18% of Woodside workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Lawrence Township (3%), Trenton (3%) and Hopewell Township (3%) are among the top workplaces. 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 daily trip from Woodside: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodside workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 638 commuters (the 40% 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 many people are in Woodside by day
On a workday 1,108 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Woodside on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The towns that employ Woodside’s residents
Where Woodside clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Woodside
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodside, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 138. 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 Woodside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Woodside 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.
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 Woodside: questions
What is the median household income in Woodside?
$172,206 (±$34,767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodside?
0.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodside?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodside work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (13%, 21 mi), Lower Makefield Township (9%, 0 mi), Middletown Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woodside without a car?
6% 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 Woodside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodside
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.