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Jobs & commute in Jeddo

Jeddo has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Jeddo has 3 jobs; 29 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Jeddo for work; outside it, Hazle Township is the main destination (17%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Jeddo

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday76
100live here− 29head out to work+ 3come in to work= 76on a workday

About 76 people are in Jeddo on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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

Where people from Jeddo work

JeddoMahaffey: 1 residents work here (3%)Conyngham: 1 residents work here (3%)White Haven: 1 residents work here (3%)Folcroft: 1 residents work here (3%)Forty FortWest Hazleton: 1 residents work here (3%)Jim Thorpe: 2 residents work here (7%)Wright Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Foster Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Butler TownshipFranklin TownshipWhitehall Township: 2 residents work here (7%)Hazle Township: 5 residents work here (17%)Hazle TownshipJim ThorpeWright TownshipFoster TownshipWhitehall TownshipMahaffeyJeddo
1
Hazle Township6.5 mi away
17%5
2
Jim Thorpe11.1 mi away
7%2
3
Wright Township9.1 mi away
7%2
4
Foster Township2.3 mi away
7%2
5
Whitehall Township30.8 mi away
7%2
6
Mahaffey148 mi away
3%1
7
Conyngham8.6 mi away
3%1
8
White Haven7.4 mi away
3%1
9
Folcroft82.8 mi away
3%1
10
West Hazleton6.9 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%11
The top trips

Where Jeddo clocks in

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

67% of the jobs in Jeddo pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in JeddoJobs Jeddo residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%24%
Trade, transport & utilities67%24%
Services: health, schools, offices33%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%14%
Over $3,333 a month67%66%

Who does it

29 or younger33%21%
30 to 5467%52%
55 and older0%28%
−82%

Jobs based in Jeddo, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 3. 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 Jeddo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 31 minutes to work from Jeddo

A year of commuting
235 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jeddo31 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

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

About 1 in 10
How Jeddo gets to work
91%Drive alone
9%Carpool

Share of the 94 commuters (the 7% 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 far it is to work from Jeddo

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHazle Township: 17% · 6.5 miJim Thorpe: 7% · 11.1 miWright Township: 7% · 9.1 miFoster Township: 7% · 2.3 miWhitehall Township: 7% · 30.8 miMahaffey: 3% · 148 miConyngham: 3% · 8.6 miWhite Haven: 3% · 7.4 miFolcroft: 3% · 82.8 miWest Hazleton: 3% · 6.9 miHazle Township 17%Jim Thorpe 7%Wright Township 7%Foster Township 7%Whitehall Township 7%Jeddo
JeddoTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi12 residents
31%10–24 mi9 residents
17%25–50 mi5 residents
10%Over 50 mi3 residents

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

Bordering towns draw 24% of Jeddo’s workers

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Hazle Township21 min
Foster Township30 min
Jeddo31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJeddo workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jeddo–——31 min$65,903
Foster Township7%CD30 min$68,384
Hazle Township17%CC21 min$59,134

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Hazle Township. Darker towns draw more of Jeddo’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 Jeddo: questions

What is the median household income in Jeddo?

$65,903 (±$22,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jeddo?

7.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jeddo?

31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jeddo work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (17%, 6 mi), Jim Thorpe (7%, 11 mi), Wright Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Jeddo without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Jeddo, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jeddo

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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.