Photo: Hshuvaeva · CC BY-SA 3.0At 13.9%, unemployment in Nesquehoning is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 2% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). The two grades for Nesquehoning are C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in ten work in Nesquehoning; the top destination outside it is Rush Township (5%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nesquehoning and work: the main findings
Fewer jobs are based in Nesquehoning than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Nesquehoning fell from 1,439 in 2013 to 830 in 2023, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Nesquehoning 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.
Jobs & income in Nesquehoning: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nesquehoning is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #961 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Nesquehoning’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Nesquehoning could be anywhere from D to B−.
What work there is in Nesquehoning: 830 jobs
830 jobs are based in Nesquehoning.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nesquehoning, 2013 → 2023: 1,439 → 830. 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 Nesquehoning’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nesquehoning: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nesquehoning workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,155 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 daily flow of workers through Nesquehoning
On a workday 1,303 residents head out to work, 166 work right here, and 664 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Nesquehoning on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Nesquehoning’s working residents head each day
Where Nesquehoning clocks in
5% 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 commute from Nesquehoning, by distance
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.
For most of Nesquehoning, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nesquehoning is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #465 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,177 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). 14.6% of Nesquehoning households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nesquehoning’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nesquehoning is 3,765th of 4,593 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,500 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 66 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,763 | Livingston NY | 3,611 | $54K | 17.1% | 5.1% | 8% | C− |
| 3,764 | Fort McKinley OH | 3,508 | $46K | 21.4% | 10.2% | 1% | C− |
| 3,765 | Nesquehoning PA | 3,336 | $61K | 12.9% | 13.9% | 11% | C− |
| 3,766 | Richland Township OH | 3,493 | $52K | 22.4% | 4.0% | 10% | C− |
| 3,767 | Rexland Acres CA | 2,760 | $56K | 25.4% | 10.1% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,593 | 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 Nesquehoning, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Nesquehoning and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jim Thorpe (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nesquehoning workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesquehoning | – | C− | B | 30 min | $61,354 |
| Jim Thorpe | 4% | B | A− | 31 min | $72,904 |
| Summit Hill | under 2% | D | C+ | 38 min | $65,268 |
| Packer Township | under 2% | B | C− | 32 min | $77,981 |
| Lehigh Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lehigh Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nesquehoning’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 Nesquehoning: questions
What is the median household income in Nesquehoning?
$61,354 (±$16,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nesquehoning?
12.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nesquehoning?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nesquehoning work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rush Township (5%, 8 mi), Jim Thorpe (4%, 3 mi), Upper Macungie Township (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nesquehoning walkable?
Nesquehoning is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nesquehoning without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nesquehoning, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nesquehoning
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.