Employment & income in Pottstown

ACS 2020–24 · four inputs · 12% of the overall score

D−

41/100
34th of 50

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The four inputs

Median household income vs metro$60,828

Philadelphia $91,28940% · scores 28

Unemployment rate5.1%

Philadelphia 5.9%30% · scores 55

Labour force participation65%

Philadelphia 66%20% · scores 54

Share in professional occupations32%

Philadelphia 49%10% · scores 23

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Best Philadelphia suburbs for employment

All 50 ranked, Pottstown highlighted

1HaddonfieldA−$200,400 2HockessinB+$171,204 3MontgomeryvilleB$131,345 4King of PrussiaB−$117,912 5HorshamB−$94,987 6GreentreeB−$145,823 7ArdmoreB−$119,111 8Bala CynwydB−$150,000 9PhoenixvilleB−$102,138 10BroomallC+$105,625 11MarltonC+$94,464 12Willow GroveC+$98,064 13SpringdaleC+$164,796 14LansdaleC+$88,229 15EchelonC$82,932 16CollingswoodC$90,184 17Pike Creek ValleyC−$102,434 18SicklervilleC−$105,602 19GlasgowC−$113,982 20WestmontC−$115,317 21BearC−$91,687 22LevittownC−$105,071 23Moorestown-LenolaC−$138,398 24BellmawrD+$76,654 25WilliamstownD+$89,414 26MiddletownD+$112,831 27Cherry Hill MallD+$103,708 28Drexel HillD$88,168 29BrooksideD$78,328 30West ChesterD$78,385 31LindenwoldD$55,954 32RoslynD−$99,318 33Gloucester CityD−$64,938 34PottstownD−$60,828 35CoatesvilleD−$59,256 36SmyrnaD−$67,048 37LansdowneD−$73,232 38NorristownF$66,701 39Pine HillF$72,588 40WoodburyF$77,028 41GlassboroF$87,278 42NewarkF$76,912 43WilmingtonF$58,671 44PhiladelphiaF$61,953 45PennsvilleF$76,032 46ElktonF$58,640 47YeadonF$49,759 48DarbyF$39,863 49ChesterF$41,342 50CamdenF$40,546

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Better than Pottstown on employment & income

Pottstown grades D− on employment & income. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbEmploymentMedian household incomeUnemploymentOverall

Montgomeryville21 mi from PottstownB$131k3.3% 71 B− King of Prussia18 mi from PottstownB−$118k4.7% 72 B− Phoenixville10 mi from PottstownB−$102k4.8% 67 C+ Broomall25 mi from PottstownC+$106k3.3% 71 B− Lansdale19 mi from PottstownC+$88k3.0% 65 C+ West Chester20 mi from PottstownD$78k7.0% 69 B−

Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24

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