Moosic has 2.6 jobs for every working resident: 6,054 people commute in to work
About one in ten work in Moosic; the top destination outside it is Scranton (23%, 4 miles). 6,321 jobs are based in Moosic for 2,394 working residents. Moosic grades A− for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Moosic
Moosic is where the jobs are
Moosic has 6,321 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,900 people are in town, 66% more than the 6,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Moosic are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 22 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Moosic and Scranton trade workers both ways
Scranton is the top workplace for Moosic residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Moosic come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Moosic draws workers from far and wide
The 6,321 jobs in Moosic are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 35%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Moosic residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Moosic
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moosic is better than 77% of U.S. towns, #355 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.6%, U.S. 5.2%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($80,187, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moosic could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Moosic nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 2,127 residents head out to work and 267 work right here.
About 9,900 people are in Moosic on a workday afternoon, 66% more 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.
Each way, about 15 minutes from Moosic
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moosic workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,768 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.
The towns that send workers to Moosic
Where Moosic clocks in
23% of workers
3% 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 commute from Moosic, by distance
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What Moosic’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moosic, 2013 → 2023: 7,110 → 6,321. 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 Moosic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Moosic
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moosic is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #352 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,207 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). 9.5% of Moosic households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Moosic’s commuters take a bus or train.
899th of 3,394: where Moosic ranks among U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 63 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 897 | Dundee MI | 6,008 | $79K | 5.2% | 3.4% | 11% | A− |
| 898 | Reminderville OH | 5,336 | $107K | 8.5% | 4.2% | 1% | A− |
| 899 | Moosic PA | 5,989 | $80K | 7.2% | 2.6% | 11% | A− |
| 900 | Franklin Township OH | 4,786 | $76K | 7.3% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| 901 | North Bay Village FL | 8,099 | $84K | 9.3% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,394 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Moosic, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Moosic’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Scranton. Darker towns draw more of Moosic’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 Moosic: questions
What is the median household income in Moosic?
$80,187 (±$16,792) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moosic?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moosic?
15 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moosic work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (23%, 4 mi), Dunmore (4%, 6 mi), Pittston Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moosic walkable?
Moosic is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moosic without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moosic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moosic
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.