Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Work and Jobs in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania (PA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute


Upper Providence Township, PA forum
Recent posts about work in Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users:
Suburb Recommendations for Dual Career Couple (UPenn/Pharma)  (5 replies)
Collegeville and Downingtown  (25 replies)
Recommend a place to live near Philly (Nord-West)  (26 replies)
I have free premium access to Social Explorer and am taking requests...  (2 replies)

The most common industries in Upper Providence Township are: Professional, scientific, technical services (14.7% of civilian employees), Health care (14.4% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.3% of civilian employees). 61.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.1% less than the rate of 69.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Professional, scientific, and technical services14.7%
(800)		15.5%
(466)		13.6%
(334)
Health care14.4%
(784)		7.6%
(228)		22.7%
(556)
Educational services10.3%
(564)		5.7%
(172)		16.0%
(392)
Finance and insurance6.4%
(351)		7.6%
(228)		5.0%
(123)
Construction4.7%
(257)		7.0%
(212)		1.8%
(45)
Administrative and support and waste management services4.4%
(242)		4.7%
(142)		4.1%
(100)
Chemicals2.7%
(147)		3.0%
(89)		2.4%
(58)
Public administration2.6%
(144)		2.7%
(82)		2.5%
(62)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.5%
(135)		2.2%
(66)		2.8%
(69)
Personal and laundry services2.5%
(134)		2.0%
(60)		3.0%
(74)
Metal and metal products2.1%
(112)		3.1%
(93)		0.8%
(19)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation2.0%
(110)		1.9%
(57)		2.2%
(53)
Accommodation and food services1.8%
(100)		2.0%
(60)		1.6%
(40)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.8%
(100)		1.9%
(57)		1.8%
(43)
Food and beverage stores1.7%
(95)		2.3%
(70)		1.0%
(25)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.7%
(94)		2.5%
(74)		0.8%
(20)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.4%
(76)		2.2%
(67)		0.4%
(9)
Air transportation1.3%
(69)		1.3%
(40)		1.2%
(29)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.2%
(68)		1.1%
(34)		1.4%
(34)
Social assistance1.2%
(63)		0.2%
(6)		2.3%
(57)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.1%
(58)		0.6%
(19)		1.6%
(39)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.9%
(51)		1.0%
(29)		0.9%
(22)
U. S. Postal service0.8%
(43)		1.0%
(31)		0.5%
(12)
Transportation equipment0.7%
(40)		1.2%
(36)		0.2%
(4)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.7%
(40)		1.1%
(34)		0.2%
(6)
Petroleum and coal products0.7%
(39)		1.3%
(39)		0.0%
(0)
Food0.7%
(38)		0.8%
(24)		0.6%
(14)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6%
(35)		1.0%
(30)		0.2%
(5)
Department and other general merchandise stores0.6%
(34)		0.7%
(20)		0.6%
(14)
Paper0.6%
(34)		0.7%
(21)		0.5%
(13)
Computer and electronic products0.6%
(33)		1.1%
(33)		0.0%
(0)
Utilities0.6%
(32)		0.9%
(26)		0.2%
(6)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(29)		0.6%
(17)		0.5%
(12)
Repair and maintenance0.5%
(27)		0.6%
(18)		0.4%
(9)
Machinery0.5%
(27)		0.9%
(27)		0.0%
(0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.5%
(26)		0.6%
(18)		0.3%
(8)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5%
(26)		0.7%
(21)		0.2%
(5)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.4%
(24)		0.8%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.4%
(24)		0.8%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Plastics and rubber products0.4%
(23)		0.3%
(8)		0.6%
(15)
Printing and related support activities0.4%
(23)		0.5%
(14)		0.4%
(9)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.4%
(21)		0.7%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.4%
(20)		0.7%
(20)		0.0%
(0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(19)		0.4%
(13)		0.2%
(6)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(18)		0.2%
(5)		0.5%
(13)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(18)		0.4%
(12)		0.2%
(6)
Management of companies and enterprises0.3%
(18)		0.4%
(13)		0.2%
(5)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3%
(17)		0.3%
(9)		0.3%
(8)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.3%
(16)		0.2%
(7)		0.4%
(9)
Private households0.3%
(15)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(15)
Other direct selling establishments0.3%
(14)		0.5%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Apparel0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(13)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.2%
(13)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(13)
Truck transportation0.2%
(12)		0.1%
(3)		0.4%
(9)
Book stores and news dealers0.2%
(10)		0.3%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.2%
(9)		0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Wood products0.2%
(9)		0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.2%
(9)		0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(9)		0.1%
(4)		0.2%
(5)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(9)		0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(8)
Warehousing and storage0.1%
(8)		0.3%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.1%
(6)		0.2%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.1%
(5)		0.2%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.1%
(4)		0.1%
(4)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Upper Providence Township

  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 4.1%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Upper Providence Township:

2.3% (123)
Pennsylvania:

3.1% (172,304)
5:30am:
Upper Providence Township:

0.5% (29)
Pennsylvania:

2.7% (150,168)
6am:
Upper Providence Township:

2.2% (117)
Pennsylvania:

4.4% (245,004)
6:30am:
Upper Providence Township:

7.0% (375)
Pennsylvania:

8.6% (478,636)
7am:
Upper Providence Township:

6.8% (368)
Pennsylvania:

10.8% (599,808)
7:30am:
Upper Providence Township:

17.2% (927)
Pennsylvania:

13.7% (759,372)
8am:
Upper Providence Township:

15.7% (845)
Pennsylvania:

14.9% (826,968)
8:30am:
Upper Providence Township:

14.2% (764)
Pennsylvania:

10.6% (588,440)
9am:
Upper Providence Township:

10.2% (548)
Pennsylvania:

5.5% (304,765)
10am:
Upper Providence Township:

7.8% (420)
Pennsylvania:

5.1% (280,812)
11am:
Upper Providence Township:

2.2% (121)
Pennsylvania:

2.1% (114,676)
12pm:
Upper Providence Township:

0.8% (43)
Pennsylvania:

1.0% (57,867)
4pm:
Upper Providence Township:

4.1% (221)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (404,775)
>4pm:
Upper Providence Township:

4.0% (216)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (408,070)

Travel time to work

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,316 (-22.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 578 (10.7%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

2.2% (119)
Pennsylvania:

3.5% (196,492)
5 to 9 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

7.9% (428)
Pennsylvania:

11.1% (615,919)
10 to 14 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

11.6% (628)
Pennsylvania:

14.9% (825,199)
15 to 19 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

10.7% (576)
Pennsylvania:

15.0% (836,006)
20 to 24 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

11.2% (606)
Pennsylvania:

14.1% (782,790)
25 to 29 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

8.8% (476)
Pennsylvania:

5.9% (327,459)
30 to 34 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

15.0% (807)
Pennsylvania:

11.8% (655,811)
35 to 39 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

4.4% (237)
Pennsylvania:

2.7% (148,906)
40 to 44 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

6.2% (337)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (187,483)
45 to 59 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

9.7% (524)
Pennsylvania:

7.3% (407,516)
60 to 89 minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

4.4% (240)
Pennsylvania:

4.8% (265,759)
90 or more minutes:
Upper Providence Township:

2.6% (139)
Pennsylvania:

2.6% (142,325)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Upper Providence Township
Means of transportation to work - Pennsylvania
Drove car alone:
Upper Providence Township:

80.9% (4,365)
Pennsylvania:

76.5% (4,247,836)
Carpooled:
Upper Providence Township:

8.8% (473)
Pennsylvania:

10.4% (577,364)
Bus or trolley bus:
Upper Providence Township:

0.4% (21)
Pennsylvania:

3.6% (198,036)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Upper Providence Township:

0.2% (11)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (8,214)
Subway or elevated:
Upper Providence Township:

0.8% (44)
Pennsylvania:

0.6% (34,724)
Railroad:
Upper Providence Township:

2.3% (125)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (43,455)
Motorcycle:
Upper Providence Township:

0.1% (6)
Pennsylvania:

0.1% (3,235)
Bicycle:
Upper Providence Township:

0.1% (4)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (14,001)
Walked:
Upper Providence Township:

0.7% (40)
Pennsylvania:

4.1% (229,725)
Other means:
Upper Providence Township:

0.5% (28)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (29,805)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Upper Providence Township:

90.2% (4,365)
Pennsylvania:

88.0% (4,247,836)
In 2 person carpool:
Upper Providence Township:

8.8% (426)
Pennsylvania:

9.7% (470,174)
In 3 person carpool:
Upper Providence Township:

0.8% (40)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (67,610)
In 4 person carpool:
Upper Providence Township:

0.1% (7)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (22,718)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Upper Providence Township:

61.7% (3,366)
Pennsylvania:

69.7% (3,942,119)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Upper Providence Township:

8.0% (436)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (134,871)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Upper Providence Township:

13.4% (730)
Pennsylvania:

10.3% (580,382)
Local government workers:
Upper Providence Township:

4.5% (247)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (326,222)
State government workers:
Upper Providence Township:

1.6% (90)
Pennsylvania:

3.2% (182,232)
Federal government workers:
Upper Providence Township:

2.1% (116)
Pennsylvania:

2.3% (130,634)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Upper Providence Township:

8.6% (469)
Pennsylvania:

6.0% (339,631)
Unpaid family workers:
Upper Providence Township:

0.1% (5)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (17,409)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

64.6% (1,945)
Pennsylvania:

72.1% (2,157,103)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

10.4% (312)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (103,200)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

7.6% (228)
Pennsylvania:

6.3% (187,590)
Local government workers - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

2.1% (62)
Pennsylvania:

4.8% (143,607)
State government workers - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

2.1% (63)
Pennsylvania:

3.1% (91,922)
Federal government workers - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

2.6% (77)
Pennsylvania:

2.5% (73,391)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

10.5% (317)
Pennsylvania:

7.6% (228,618)
Unpaid family workers - Males:
Upper Providence Township:

0.2% (5)
Pennsylvania:

0.2% (7,349)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

58.0% (1,421)
Pennsylvania:

67.1% (1,785,016)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

5.1% (124)
Pennsylvania:

1.2% (31,671)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

20.5% (502)
Pennsylvania:

14.8% (392,792)
Local government workers - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

7.6% (185)
Pennsylvania:

6.9% (182,615)
State government workers - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

1.1% (27)
Pennsylvania:

3.4% (90,310)
Federal government workers - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

1.6% (39)
Pennsylvania:

2.2% (57,243)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Upper Providence Township:

6.2% (152)
Pennsylvania:

4.2% (111,013)
Discuss Upper Providence Township, Pennsylvania (PA) on our hugely popular Pennsylvania forum.
  1. All Cities
  2. Pennsylvania , PA smaller cities , PA small cities
  3. Upper Providence Township main city page
  4. Work in US
  5. Work in Upper Providence Township, PA


City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2024 Advameg, Inc.

Table of Contents