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Jobs & commute in Mount Cobb

Mount Cobb has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Mount Cobb has 277 jobs; 741 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Mount Cobb; the top destination outside it is Scranton (14%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.

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

277 jobs based here
Household income
$106K
median · Pennsylvania $78K
Poverty
10.9%
Pennsylvania 11.7%
Unemployment
10.9%
Pennsylvania 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
25 min
Pennsylvania 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
3%
22 of 741 working residents
Work from home
17%
Pennsylvania 16% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How a workday changes Mount Cobb

On a workday 719 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 255 people come in from elsewhere.

719live here, work elsewhere
22live and work here
255work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night2,100
Workday1,600
2,100live here− 720head out to work+ 260come in to work= 1,600on a workday

About 1,600 people are in Mount Cobb on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.37jobs 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

Out of Mount Cobb to work: where people go

New YorkMoscow: 19 residents work here (3%)CarbondaleDickson City: 15 residents work here (2%)Jessup: 21 residents work here (3%)Moosic: 19 residents work here (3%)Wilkes-Barre: 26 residents work here (4%)Dunmore: 38 residents work here (5%)Archbald: 17 residents work here (2%)Scranton: 106 residents work here (14%)PhiladelphiaLake TownshipSalem Township: 25 residents work here (3%)Jefferson Township: 35 residents work here (5%)Roaring Brook TownshipMadison TownshipMount CobbScrantonDunmoreJefferson TownshipWilkes-BarreSalem TownshipJessupMount Cobb
1
Scranton8.9 mi away
14%106
2
Dunmore5.5 mi away
5%38
3
Jefferson Township2.5 mi away
5%35
4
Wilkes-Barre23.2 mi away
4%26
5
Salem Township6.8 mi away
3%25
6
Jessup3 mi away
3%21
7
Moscow6 mi away
3%19
8
Moosic11.3 mi away
3%19
9
Archbald6.2 mi away
2%17
10
Dickson City7.7 mi away
2%15
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%420
The top trips

Where Mount Cobb clocks in

14% of workers
8.9 mi awayScranton106 Mount Cobb residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Dunmore
5% of workers
5.5 mi awayDunmore38 Mount Cobb residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Jefferson Township
5% of workers
2.5 mi awayJefferson Township35 Mount Cobb residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Jobs in Mount Cobb: what the 277 are

Jobs based in Mount CobbJobs Mount Cobb residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%19%
Trade, transport & utilities32%21%
Services: health, schools, offices52%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less19%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%22%
Over $3,333 a month56%63%

Who does it

29 or younger23%19%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older27%31%
+64%

Jobs based in Mount Cobb, 2013 → 2023: 169 → 277. 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 Mount Cobb’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Mount Cobb’s commute takes about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mount Cobb25 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

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

About 2 in 10
How Mount Cobb gets to work
87%Drive alone
11%Carpool
1%Transit

Share of the 825 commuters (the 17% 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

The distance from Mount Cobb to work

10 mi25 mi30 miScranton: 14% · 8.9 miDunmore: 5% · 5.5 miJefferson Township: 5% · 2.5 miWilkes-Barre: 4% · 23.2 miSalem Township: 3% · 6.8 miJessup: 3% · 3 miMoscow: 3% · 6 miMoosic: 3% · 11.3 miArchbald: 2% · 6.2 miDickson City: 2% · 7.7 miScranton 14%Dunmore 5%Jefferson Township 5%Wilkes-Barre 4%Salem Township 3%Mount Cobb
Mount CobbTop destinations (size = commuters)
45%Under 10 mi335 residents
27%10–24 mi201 residents
8%25–50 mi58 residents
20%Over 50 mi147 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Mount Cobb and the towns next door

Roaring Brook Township: few work hereRoaring Brook TownshipMount Cobb
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Roaring Brook Townshipunder 3% of Mount Cobb

Jobs & commute next door

TownMount Cobb workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mount Cobb–——25 min$105,577
Roaring Brook Townshipunder 3%B+C−25 min$127,500

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

Darker towns draw more of Mount Cobb’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 Mount Cobb: questions

What is the median household income in Mount Cobb?

$105,577 (±$55,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mount Cobb?

10.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mount Cobb?

25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mount Cobb work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (14%, 9 mi), Dunmore (5%, 6 mi), Jefferson Township (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mount Cobb without a car?

1% 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 Mount Cobb, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.