Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Mount Pocono has higher unemployment (9.7%) than 94% of U.S. towns
2% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Jobs and income earn Mount Pocono C−; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Mount Pocono stands out on work
Mount Pocono trades workers with the towns around it
Mount Pocono has about as many jobs (1,025) as working residents (1,197), but they are mostly different people: 1,112 residents leave for work each day while 940 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Mount Pocono are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mount Pocono workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Mount Pocono
58% of Mount Pocono residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Mount Pocono pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Few Mount Pocono workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Mount Pocono pay little
26% of the jobs based in Mount Pocono pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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 Mount Pocono
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mount Pocono is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #909 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Mount Pocono’s grade up ($79,375, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mount Pocono could be anywhere from D to A.
How a workday changes Mount Pocono
On a workday 1,112 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 940 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Mount Pocono takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Pocono workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,211 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 1,025 jobs based in Mount Pocono
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Pocono, 2013 → 2023: 1,032 → 1,025. 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 Pocono’s own residents hold wherever they work.
15% of working residents work in Pocono Township
Where Mount Pocono clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mount Pocono
About 31% 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.
Mount Pocono is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mount Pocono is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #134 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Mount Pocono 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 1,242 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 12.3% of Mount Pocono households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Mount Pocono’s commuters take a bus or train.
Mount Pocono places 3,554th of 4,771 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,552 | Fulton IL | 3,540 | $46K | 14.8% | 4.8% | 17% | C− |
| 3,553 | Hardin MT | 3,696 | $60K | 7.2% | 5.6% | 46% | C− |
| 3,554 | Mount Pocono PA | 3,047 | $79K | 18.1% | 9.7% | 7% | C− |
| 3,555 | Lewistown Township IL | 2,562 | $69K | 7.7% | 13.2% | 15% | C− |
| 3,556 | Helt Township IN | 2,483 | $61K | 10.5% | 5.7% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Mount Pocono, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 23% of Mount Pocono
The biggest share goes to Pocono Township (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Pocono workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pocono | – | C− | A | 35 min | $79,375 |
| Paradise Township | 4% | C+ | C− | 41 min | $86,991 |
| Coolbaugh Township | 4% | C− | B | 39 min | $82,615 |
| Pocono Township | 15% | B− | B | 29 min | $105,181 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Pocono’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 Mount Pocono: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Pocono?
$79,375 (±$64,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Pocono?
18.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Pocono?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Pocono work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pocono Township (15%, 5 mi), New York City (6%, 81 mi), Paradise Township (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mount Pocono walkable?
Mount Pocono is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mount Pocono without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Pocono, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Pocono
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.