Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0At 8.8%, unemployment in Larksville is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Larksville; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (16%, 3 miles). The two grades for Larksville are C for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Larksville is behind 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Larksville apart
Most Larksville residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Larksville is a place people come home to
There are 426 jobs based in Larksville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Larksville has about 3,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Larksville are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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.
The four measures behind Larksville’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Larksville is better than 31% of U.S. towns, #860 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Larksville’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Larksville could be anywhere from C− to B.
The distance from Larksville to work
About 19% 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.
Larksville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,753 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 390 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Larksville on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 2024, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Larksville: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Larksville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,837 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.
The places Larksville commutes to
Where Larksville clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
What work there is in Larksville: 426 jobs
426 jobs are based in Larksville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Larksville, 2014 → 2024: 489 → 426. 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 Larksville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Larksville is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Larksville is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #742 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Larksville 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 2,064 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). 5.1% of Larksville households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Larksville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800, Larksville comes 2,879th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,877 | North Branch Township MI | 3,557 | $78K | 7.2% | 7.1% | 9% | C |
| 2,878 | Hinsdale NH | 4,034 | $69K | 7.8% | 6.8% | 13% | C |
| 2,879 | Larksville PA | 4,321 | $57K | 9.4% | 8.8% | 2% | C |
| 2,880 | Center Township PA | 4,330 | $70K | 7.9% | 16.3% | 8% | C |
| 2,881 | Jewett City CT | 3,456 | $56K | 13.9% | 5.3% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Larksville, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 24% of Larksville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Larksville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larksville | – | C | C+ | 21 min | $56,942 |
| Edwardsville | under 2% | D | C+ | 19 min | $44,866 |
| Plymouth Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $80,288 |
| Plymouth | under 2% | D | A | 22 min | $39,167 |
| Wilkes-Barre | 16% | C− | A | 21 min | $48,515 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $122,344 |
| Courtdale | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Chase | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hanover Township | 8% | C | A− | 19 min | $61,056 |
Same-state neighbors only. Courtdale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chase: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wilkes-Barre. Darker towns draw more of Larksville’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 Larksville: questions
What is the median household income in Larksville?
$56,942 (±$13,937) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Larksville?
9.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Larksville?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Larksville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (16%, 3 mi), Kingston (8%, 2 mi), Hanover Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Larksville walkable?
Larksville is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Larksville without a car?
1% 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 Larksville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Larksville
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. 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.