Photo: Apc106 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fewer people are out of work in Palmyra Township (2.7%) than in 75% of U.S. towns
Palmyra Township grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Palmyra Township for work; outside it, Scranton is the main destination (4%, 23 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Palmyra Township, in a few figures
Palmyra Township trades workers with the towns around it
Palmyra Township has about as many jobs (1,288) as working residents (1,466), but they are mostly different people: 1,292 residents leave for work each day while 1,114 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Palmyra Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Palmyra Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Palmyra Township’s workforce skews older
37% of Palmyra Township’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Palmyra Township is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Palmyra Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Palmyra Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns, #664 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment holds Palmyra Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 23% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Palmyra Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
In and out of Palmyra Township on a workday
On a workday 1,292 residents head out to work, 174 work right here, and 1,114 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 (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How long Palmyra Township spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palmyra Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,094 commuters (the 16% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Palmyra Township
1,288 jobs are based in Palmyra Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palmyra Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,053 → 1,288. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Palmyra Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Palmyra Township goes to work
Where Palmyra Township clocks in
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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Palmyra Township
About 28% 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.
Few in Palmyra Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Palmyra Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #422 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Palmyra Township 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 1,310 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.3% of Palmyra Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Palmyra Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600, Palmyra Township ranks 2,086th of 4,402 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% | 3% | 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% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 68 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,084 | Canton NC | 4,418 | $70K | 15.0% | 1.8% | 7% | B− |
| 2,085 | Buchanan Township MI | 3,475 | $67K | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4% | B− |
| 2,086 | Palmyra Township PA | 3,391 | $66K | 6.1% | 2.7% | 12% | B− |
| 2,087 | Blountville TN | 3,309 | $55K | 8.3% | 3.2% | 6% | B− |
| 2,088 | McLoud OK | 4,564 | $63K | 18.0% | 1.5% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Palmyra Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Palmyra Township
The biggest share goes to Lackawaxen Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palmyra Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | – | B− | B+ | 31 min | $66,071 |
| Paupack Township | under 2% | C | C− | 39 min | $75,302 |
| Lackawaxen Township | 3% | C+ | C+ | 36 min | $78,920 |
| Blooming Grove Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 36 min | $85,457 |
| Wallenpaupack Lake Estates | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Greene Township | under 2% | D | C | 44 min | $64,219 |
| Hawley | 2% | D | A+ | 21 min | $48,160 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 28 min | $61,659 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wallenpaupack Lake Estates: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palmyra Township’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 Palmyra Township: questions
What is the median household income in Palmyra Township?
$66,071 (±$13,955) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palmyra Township?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palmyra Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palmyra Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (4%, 23 mi), Honesdale (4%, 12 mi), Lackawaxen Township (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Palmyra Township walkable?
Palmyra Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Palmyra Township without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palmyra Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palmyra Township
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. 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.