Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Courtdale has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
111 jobs are based in Courtdale for 347 working residents. Hardly any stay in Courtdale for work; outside it, Wilkes-Barre is the main destination (13%, 3 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Courtdale: the figures worth knowing
Most Courtdale residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Courtdale are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 347 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Courtdale goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How long Courtdale spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Courtdale workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 commuters (the 12% 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.
Courtdale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 345 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Courtdale on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Courtdale ends
Where Courtdale clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 34% of jobs based in Courtdale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Courtdale, 2014 → 2024: 217 → 111. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Courtdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Courtdale
The biggest share goes to Pringle (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Courtdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtdale | – | — | — | 20 min | $82,750 |
| Kingston Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $76,574 |
| Pringle | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Larksville | under 3% | C | C+ | 21 min | $56,942 |
| Luzerne | under 3% | C− | A | 20 min | $42,135 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pringle: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Courtdale’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 2024, 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 Courtdale: questions
What is the median household income in Courtdale?
$82,750 (±$17,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Courtdale?
10.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Courtdale?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Courtdale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (13%, 3 mi), Plains Township (11%, 5 mi), Kingston (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Courtdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Courtdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Courtdale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.