At 10.2%, unemployment in Exeter Township is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. The two grades for Exeter Township are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 2% work in Exeter Township; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (10%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Exeter Township, in brief
Exeter Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Exeter Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Exeter Township has about 1,200 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Exeter Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 981 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Exeter Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Exeter Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Exeter Township’s grade up (7.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Exeter Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
How a workday changes Exeter Township
On a workday 958 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Exeter Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Exeter Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Exeter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,076 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.
Where Exeter Township goes to work
Where Exeter Township clocks in
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 69% of the jobs in Exeter Township
71 jobs are based in Exeter Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Exeter Township, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 71. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Exeter Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Exeter Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
Few in Exeter Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Exeter Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Exeter Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,219 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.9% of Exeter Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Exeter Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Exeter Township ranks 2,561st of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 27 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | South Coventry Township PA | 2,822 | $158K | 0.9% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,559 | Reily Township OH | 2,778 | $77K | 14.4% | 3.8% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,560 | Brown Township OH | 1,571 | $75K | 21.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,561 | Exeter Township PA | 2,155 | $83K | 7.2% | 10.2% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,562 | Callender CA | 2,230 | $136K | 16.5% | 6.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,563 | Sharon CT | 2,783 | $101K | 10.8% | 4.5% | 18% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Exeter Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Exeter Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Exeter (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Exeter Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Township | – | C+ | D− | 29 min | $82,621 |
| Ransom Township | under 3% | C− | D | 32 min | $59,886 |
| Duryea | under 3% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $62,462 |
| Exeter | 6% | C | A | 23 min | $57,639 |
| Newton Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 26 min | $107,847 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 32 min | $85,824 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Exeter 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 Exeter Township: questions
What is the median household income in Exeter Township?
$82,621 (±$24,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Exeter Township?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Exeter Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Exeter Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (10%, 10 mi), Scranton (8%, 9 mi), Exeter (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Exeter Township walkable?
Exeter Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Exeter Township 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 Exeter Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Exeter 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.