Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Marshallton commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Marshallton has 99 jobs, and 389 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Marshallton itself; outside it, Mahoning Township draws the most (9%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Marshallton: the figures worth knowing
Marshallton is a place people come home to
There are 99 jobs based in Marshallton, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Few Marshallton workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Marshallton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 388 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 900 people are in Marshallton on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The daily trip from Marshallton: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marshallton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 695 commuters (the 2% 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 towns that employ Marshallton’s residents
Where Marshallton clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Marshallton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marshallton, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 99. 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 Marshallton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Marshallton to work
About 26% 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.
The towns around Marshallton
The biggest share goes to Shamokin (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marshallton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshallton | – | — | — | 28 min | $52,411 |
| Shamokin | 4% | C | A | 32 min | $39,690 |
| Ranshaw | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ranshaw: 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 Marshallton’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 Marshallton: questions
What is the median household income in Marshallton?
$52,411 (±$3,116) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marshallton?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marshallton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marshallton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (9%, 13 mi), Coal Township (8%, 1 mi), Ralpho Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marshallton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marshallton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marshallton
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.