Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in New Columbus, PA
Home is the office for 32% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%. Hardly any work in New Columbus itself; outside it, Wilkes-Barre draws the most (5%, 22 miles). Working residents average 39 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes New Columbus
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in New Columbus on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places New Columbus commutes to
Where New Columbus clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Columbus workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 32% 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.
Miles to work from New Columbus
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around New Columbus
The biggest share goes to Huntington Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Columbus workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Columbus | – | — | — | 39 min | $38,403 |
| Huntington Township | 4% | C | D− | 38 min | $62,212 |
| Fishing Creek Township | under 3% | B− | D | 33 min | $81,932 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 26 min | $73,664 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Columbus’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 2024, 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 New Columbus: questions
What is the median household income in New Columbus?
$38,403 (±$10,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Columbus?
18.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Columbus?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Columbus work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (5%, 22 mi), Harrisburg (4%, 70 mi), Huntington Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around New Columbus without a car?
0% 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 New Columbus, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Columbus
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.