Yeadon has higher unemployment (9.4%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Yeadon itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (43%, 8 miles). Jobs and income earn Yeadon C; getting around on foot earns it A+. Household incomes here are lower than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Yeadon
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Yeadon’s working residents have a job less than 6 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 32 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Yeadon and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Yeadon residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Yeadon come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Yeadon residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Yeadon is a place people come home to
There are 1,402 jobs based in Yeadon, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Yeadon has about 8,500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Yeadon’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Yeadon is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #849 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Yeadon’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Yeadon could be anywhere from C− to B−.
Getting to work from Yeadon takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yeadon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,934 commuters (the 18% 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.
The towns that employ Yeadon’s residents
Where Yeadon clocks in
43% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Where in the region Yeadon works
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.
Who works in Yeadon, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,157 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 1,317 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,500 people are in Yeadon on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
Jobs in Yeadon: what the 1,402 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yeadon, 2013 → 2023: 1,620 → 1,402. 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 Yeadon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Yeadon is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,986 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 61% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 21.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 10.3% of Yeadon households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Yeadon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Yeadon ranks: 1,800th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 20 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 41 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,798 | Wimauma FL | 15,266 | $68K | 23.6% | 4.1% | 2% | C |
| 1,799 | Shelby OH | 9,231 | $58K | 13.2% | 4.2% | 19% | C |
| 1,800 | Yeadon PA | 12,320 | $50K | 12.6% | 9.4% | 2% | C |
| 1,801 | Lake City FL | 12,788 | $56K | 19.8% | 2.5% | 27% | C |
| 1,802 | Franklin Township OH | 11,048 | $52K | 36.8% | 4.8% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Yeadon, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 45% of Yeadon
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yeadon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeadon | – | C | A+ | 32 min | $49,759 |
| Philadelphia | 43% | C | A+ | 32 min | $61,953 |
| Darby | under 2% | C− | A+ | 37 min | $39,863 |
| Upper Darby Township | 2% | C+ | A+ | 32 min | $71,481 |
| Lansdowne | under 2% | B− | A+ | 33 min | $73,232 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. Darker towns draw more of Yeadon’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 Yeadon: questions
What is the median household income in Yeadon?
$49,759 (±$4,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yeadon?
12.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yeadon?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yeadon work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (43%, 8 mi), Lower Merion Township (4%, 7 mi), Upper Darby Township (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Yeadon walkable?
Yeadon is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 14% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Yeadon without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 61% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yeadon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yeadon
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.