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Jobs & commute in Exeter Township

Exeter Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Exeter Township report 49 jobs, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Exeter Township; the top destination outside it is Scranton (12%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

49 jobs based here
Household income
$68K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
4.4%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
4.2%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
28 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
<1%
1 of 270 working residents
Work from home
11%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Getting to work from Exeter Township, in brief

2jobs for every ten working residents
★ What stands out · Day and night

How many people are in Exeter Township by day

On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.

269live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
48work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night610
Workday390
610live here− 270head out to work+ 48come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Exeter Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Exeter Township to work: where people go

Tunkhannock: 13 residents work here (5%)Clarks Summit: 7 residents work here (3%)HazletonWilkes-Barre: 10 residents work here (4%)Scranton: 33 residents work here (12%)Mehoopany Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Meshoppen Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Exeter TownshipNewton TownshipExeter TownshipClinton TownshipFalls TownshipSouth Abington Township: 9 residents work here (3%)Pittston Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Tunkhannock Township: 14 residents work here (5%)Overfield Township: 10 residents work here (4%)Northmoreland TownshipWest FallsScrantonTunkhannock TownshipTunkhannockWilkes-BarreOverfield TownshipSouth Abington TownshipExeter Township
1
Scranton9.8 mi away
12%33
2
Tunkhannock Township8.9 mi away
5%14
3
Tunkhannock9.2 mi away
5%13
4
Wilkes-Barre12.7 mi away
4%10
5
Overfield Township7.3 mi away
4%10
6
South Abington Township9.6 mi away
3%9
7
Clarks Summit8.7 mi away
3%7
8
Mehoopany Township14.7 mi away
3%7
9
Pittston Township11.1 mi away
3%7
10
Meshoppen Township17.8 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%154
The top trips

Where Exeter Township clocks in

12% of workers
9.8 mi awayScranton33 Exeter Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
8.9 mi awayTunkhannock Township14 Exeter Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
9.2 mi awayTunkhannock13 Exeter Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Exeter Township

Jobs based in Exeter TownshipJobs Exeter Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms31%20%
Trade, transport & utilities12%23%
Services: health, schools, offices57%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%25%
Over $3,333 a month39%58%

Who does it

29 or younger22%22%
30 to 5449%48%
55 and older29%30%
−6%

Jobs based in Exeter Township, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 49. 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.

Time on the road

Exeter Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
212 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Exeter Township28 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

of Exeter Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Exeter Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
17%Carpool
<1%Walk

Share of the 322 commuters (the 11% 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.

How far

How many miles Exeter Township commutes

10 mi25 mi30 miScranton: 12% · 9.8 miTunkhannock Township: 5% · 8.9 miTunkhannock: 5% · 9.2 miWilkes-Barre: 4% · 12.7 miOverfield Township: 4% · 7.3 miSouth Abington Township: 3% · 9.6 miClarks Summit: 3% · 8.7 miMehoopany Township: 3% · 14.7 miPittston Township: 3% · 11.1 miMeshoppen Township: 2% · 17.8 miScranton 12%Tunkhannock Township 5%Tunkhannock 5%Wilkes-Barre 4%Overfield Township 4%Exeter Township
Exeter TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi100 residents
40%10–24 mi108 residents
7%25–50 mi19 residents
16%Over 50 mi42 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Exeter Township

Falls Township: few work hereNorthmoreland Township: few work hereFalls TownshipNorthmoreland TownshipExeter Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Falls Township26 min
Northmoreland Township27 min
Exeter Township28 min
Falls Townshipunder 3% of Exeter TownshipNorthmoreland Townshipunder 3% of Exeter Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownExeter Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Exeter Township–——28 min$68,269
Falls Townshipunder 3%C+C26 min$74,191
Northmoreland Townshipunder 3%C+C+27 min$82,344

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Exeter Township: questions

What is the median household income in Exeter Township?

$68,269 (±$11,377) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Exeter Township?

4.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Exeter Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Exeter Township work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (12%, 10 mi), Tunkhannock Township (5%, 9 mi), Tunkhannock (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Exeter Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Exeter Township

Exeter Township home →
$1,021median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Exeter Township
28min commute
HandbookGetting around Exeter TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in PAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.