Households in Jackson Township have higher incomes than those in 89% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Jackson Township are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. 4.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 1% work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Wilkes-Barre draws the most (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jackson Township: the figures worth knowing
Jobs in Jackson Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Jackson Township went from 551 in 2013 to 1,125 in 2023, +104%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Jackson Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
89% of the jobs based in Jackson Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Jackson Township residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Jackson Township. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Jackson Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #156 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Jackson Township’s grade up ($122,344, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Jackson Township is a services town
1,125 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 551 → 1,125. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 1,550 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 1,104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Where the trip to work from Jackson Township ends
Where Jackson Township clocks in
14% of workers
4% 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.
From Jackson Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,148 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 in the region Jackson Township works
About 29% 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.
Jackson Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,307 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). 6.0% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200, Jackson Township ranks 400th of 3,938 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
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| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 398 | Watertown Township MI | 5,890 | $115K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5% | A |
| 399 | Kingwood Township NJ | 3,864 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| 400 | Jackson Township PA | 4,568 | $122K | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 401 | Strawberry CA | 5,830 | $158K | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 402 | Hightstown NJ | 6,007 | $109K | 2.1% | 4.5% | 9% | A |
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| 3,938 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Jackson Township
The biggest share goes to Dallas Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A | D | 27 min | $122,344 |
| Plymouth Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $80,288 |
| Larksville | under 2% | C | C+ | 21 min | $56,942 |
| Lehman Township | 2% | B− | D | 30 min | $79,549 |
| Dallas Township | 4% | B | B+ | 29 min | $101,293 |
| Kingston Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 27 min | $76,574 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$122,344 (±$25,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
4.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (14%, 6 mi), Plains Township (7%, 9 mi), Dallas Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.