Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Hunlock Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Hunlock Township report 114 jobs, and 971 of its residents work somewhere. Hunlock Township grades B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 3% work in Hunlock Township; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (11%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hunlock Township and work: the main findings
Hunlock Township is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Hunlock Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hunlock Township has about 1,400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hunlock Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 971 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hunlock Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hunlock Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Hunlock Township’s grade up (6.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hunlock Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Hunlock Township
On a workday 942 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Hunlock Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Hunlock Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hunlock Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 883 commuters (the 9% 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 Hunlock Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hunlock Township clocks in
11% 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.
A place that makes things: 30% of Hunlock Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hunlock Township, 2013 → 2023: 88 → 114. 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 Hunlock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hunlock Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Hunlock Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hunlock Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hunlock 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 966 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). 5.0% of Hunlock Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hunlock Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hunlock Township places 2,383rd of 5,328 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,381 | Shiremanstown PA | 1,657 | $75K | 9.8% | 9.2% | 2% | B− |
| 2,382 | Geistown PA | 2,263 | $64K | 6.9% | 5.2% | 3% | B− |
| 2,383 | Hunlock Township PA | 2,286 | $70K | 6.0% | 4.6% | 3% | B− |
| 2,384 | Tracy MN | 2,039 | $68K | 9.9% | 0.6% | 26% | B− |
| 2,385 | Washington Township IN | 2,355 | $69K | 12.1% | 1.5% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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 Hunlock Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Hunlock Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hunlock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunlock Township | – | B− | D− | 31 min | $69,769 |
| Newport Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 25 min | $57,541 |
| Union Township | 2% | B | D | 38 min | $92,991 |
| Glen Lyon | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Lyon: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hunlock 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 Hunlock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hunlock Township?
$69,769 (±$15,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hunlock Township?
6.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hunlock Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hunlock Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (11%, 12 mi), Hanover Township (6%, 9 mi), Plains Township (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hunlock Township walkable?
Hunlock Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hunlock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hunlock Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunlock 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.