EffortPA
With 1,743 residents, this town was settled in 1850.
Is Effort a good place to live?
Effort’s mean commuting time is 41 minutes, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Effort. We don’t grade Effort yet; the figures below are still real.
Effort has shrunk 13% from 2010 to 2020
2,269 counted in 2010 and 1,965 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 45 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Effort. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
34 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
39 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
9 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
16 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
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Moving to Effort: who provides what
Effort is unincorporated, so Monroe County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Effort.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Effort’s workers commute out
For most workers, Effort is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Employers in Effort added 118 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 198. The share of residents in Effort who live below the poverty line: 3.5%. The top destinations are Chestnuthill Township (12%), Pocono Township (5%) and New York (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Effort brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 42 inches of snow, with January nights at 18° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Effort faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Effort, 53% come from inland flooding and 26% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Effort is
Effort: 18% of adults binge drink. Among adults locally, 17% smoke cigarettes and 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Effort | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Effort | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Among adults 25 and older, 27% have a four-year degree or more, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Children under 18 are 16% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (38% statewide). The midpoint age in Effort is 47.4 years.
| Effort | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 25% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Effort’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±19.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Effort | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.6% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
A typical Effort home is worth about $316K
Homes sold in Effort spent a median 39 days on the market. 91% of households are owner-occupiers locally. In Effort, two in five sales closed above the list price.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Effort
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Effort
College town 18 of every 100 Effort residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Effort for work
Where Effort’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Effort
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Effort, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Effort yet; the figures below are still real.