Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0La Plume Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in La Plume Township for work; outside it, Scranton is the main destination (14%, 12 miles). There are 28 jobs in La Plume Township for 214 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in La Plume Township: the figures worth knowing
La Plume Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in La Plume Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday La Plume Township has about 290 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from La Plume Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in La Plume Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in La Plume Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 19 minutes each way for La Plume Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Plume Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 14% 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.
Out of La Plume Township to work: where people go
Where La Plume Township clocks in
14% 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.
68% of the jobs in La Plume Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Plume Township, 2014 → 2024: 89 → 28. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs La Plume Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
La Plume Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
La Plume Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Plume Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plume Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $36,932 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $64,583 |
| Dalton | under 3% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $95,862 |
| West Abington Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| North Abington Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Abington Township and North Abington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Plume 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 2024, 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 La Plume Township: questions
What is the median household income in La Plume Township?
$36,932 (±$18,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Plume Township?
33.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Plume Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Plume Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (14%, 12 mi), Clarks Summit (6%, 6 mi), South Abington Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around La Plume 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 La Plume Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Plume Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.