Philadelphia

City Commute Profile

Philadelphia, PA

Where Philadelphia’s 667,356 resident workers go each day — 57.9% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Bala Cynwyd.

PennsylvaniaLODES 2023 data
39
Commute Score

39 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Philadelphia at a glance
Employed Residents
667,356
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.6mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
57.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bala Cynwyd
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Philadelphia proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Philadelphia commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

Philadelphia

667,356 commutes, one dot at a time

Philadelphia

Where 667,356 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Philadelphia, by worker count.

1Philadelphia0.0 mi386,638
2Bala Cynwyd4.7 mi7,549
3King of Prussia14.3 mi6,929
4New York81.2 mi6,066
5Jenkintown6.9 mi4,770
6Horsham12.9 mi4,076
7Camden4.7 mi3,975
8Plymouth Meeting10.6 mi3,140

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Philadelphia.

1Philadelphia0.0 mi386,638
2Drexel Hill9.0 mi4,258
3Levittown18.9 mi3,744
4New York81.2 mi3,231
5Sicklerville19.1 mi2,593
6Chester16.0 mi2,535
7Yeadon7.3 mi2,479
8King of Prussia14.3 mi2,413

Top industries

The sectors that employ Philadelphia’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.8%
EDEducational Services12.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.0%
RTRetail Trade6.6%
PAPublic Administration5.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.9%
FIFinance and Insurance4.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.4%

Philadelphia city profile

Who lives in Philadelphia — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
1,579,706
Median age
35.3yrs
Median household income
$61,953
Median home value
$243,100
Median gross rent
$1,397/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
35.4%
Poverty rate
21.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Connectivity

Internet options for Philadelphia

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps2%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Philadelphia

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).