Photo: Peetlesnumber1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Wyncote
Wyncote has 900 jobs, against 1,303 working residents. Only 2% stay in Wyncote for work; outside it, Philadelphia is the main destination (37%, 6 miles). At 27 minutes each way, commutes from Wyncote run about the Pennsylvania average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Wyncote, in brief
Wyncote and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Wyncote residents (37%) and also where the most people who work in Wyncote come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Wyncote residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 6% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Commuting out of Wyncote: the destinations
Where Wyncote clocks in
37% 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 distance from Wyncote 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.
The daily commute in and out of Wyncote
On a workday 1,282 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 879 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Wyncote on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Wyncote is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyncote, 2013 → 2023: 1,088 → 900. 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 Wyncote’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Wyncote: 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 Wyncote workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,319 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.
Wyncote and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Abington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyncote workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyncote | – | — | — | 27 min | $148,824 |
| Glenside | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Jenkintown | 2% | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $110,703 |
| Elkins Park | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Abington Township | 4% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $103,645 |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenside and Elkins Park: 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 Wyncote’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 Wyncote: questions
What is the median household income in Wyncote?
$148,824 (±$26,092) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyncote?
8.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyncote?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyncote work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (37%, 6 mi), Cheltenham Township (5%, 1 mi), Abington Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wyncote without a car?
20% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyncote, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyncote
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.