Most of Buck Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26. There are 63 jobs in Buck Township, and 162 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Buck Township itself; outside it, Wilkes-Barre draws the most (20%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Buck Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Buck Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Buck Township’s residents
Where Buck Township clocks in
20% of workers
4% 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.
79% of the jobs in Buck Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Buck Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Buck Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Buck Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 21% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Buck Township
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Next door to Buck Township
The biggest share goes to Bear Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Buck Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $72,500 |
| Thornhurst Township | under 2% | C | D− | 38 min | $71,625 |
| Tobyhanna Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 30 min | $90,064 |
| Kidder Township | under 2% | B− | D | 34 min | $78,854 |
| Bear Creek Township | 3% | B | D− | 30 min | $88,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Buck Township’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 Buck Township: questions
What is the median household income in Buck Township?
$72,500 (±$15,423) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Buck Township?
10.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Buck Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Buck Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (20%, 12 mi), Plains Township (9%, 10 mi), Wilkes-Barre Township (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Buck Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Buck Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Buck Township
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.