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Jobs & commute in Pardeesville

Pardeesville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

9% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Employers in Pardeesville report 20 jobs; 219 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pardeesville for work; outside it, Hazle Township is the main destination (17%, 4 miles).

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Pardeesville, in a few figures

Pardeesville is a place people come home to

There are 20 jobs based in Pardeesville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pardeesville has about 170 people in it, 54% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Commutes from Pardeesville are quick

The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. 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; with 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

A workday in Pardeesville: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 219 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.

219live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday170
370live here− 220head out to work+ 20come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Pardeesville on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Pardeesville: about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
147 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pardeesville19 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

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

About 1 in 10
How Pardeesville gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 240 commuters (the 9% 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 commute map

Out of Pardeesville to work: where people go

FreelandWest Hazleton: 23 residents work here (11%)WeatherlyHazleton: 27 residents work here (12%)Wilkes-Barre: 4 residents work here (2%)TamaquaAllentown: 3 residents work here (1%)Scranton: 3 residents work here (1%)Wright Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Dennison TownshipSugarloaf Township: 5 residents work here (2%)Banks Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Foster TownshipButler Township: 9 residents work here (4%)East Union TownshipHazle Township: 37 residents work here (17%)PardeesvilleHazle TownshipHazletonWest HazletonButler TownshipWright TownshipSugarloaf TownshipPardeesville
1
Hazle Township3.8 mi away
17%37
2
Hazleton3.5 mi away
12%27
3
West Hazleton3.5 mi away
11%23
4
Butler Township2.6 mi away
4%9
5
Wright Township9.1 mi away
2%5
62%5
7
Wilkes-Barre17.7 mi away
2%4
8
Banks Township5.6 mi away
2%4
9
Allentown38 mi away
1%3
10
Scranton32 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%99
The top trips

Where Pardeesville clocks in

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

Factories, building and farms: 30% of the jobs in Pardeesville

Jobs based in PardeesvilleJobs Pardeesville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms30%21%
Trade, transport & utilities10%26%
Services: health, schools, offices60%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less45%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%26%
Over $3,333 a month35%59%

Who does it

29 or younger45%18%
30 to 5450%47%
55 and older5%35%
−84%

Jobs based in Pardeesville, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 20. 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 Pardeesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Pardeesville

10 mi25 mi45 miHazle Township: 17% · 3.8 miHazleton: 12% · 3.5 miWest Hazleton: 11% · 3.5 miButler Township: 4% · 2.6 miWright Township: 2% · 9.1 miSugarloaf Township: 2% · 6.2 miWilkes-Barre: 2% · 17.7 miBanks Township: 2% · 5.6 miAllentown: 1% · 38 miScranton: 1% · 32 miHazle Township 17%Hazleton 12%West Hazleton 11%Butler Township 4%Wright Township 2%Pardeesville
PardeesvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
53%Under 10 mi117 residents
13%10–24 mi28 residents
14%25–50 mi30 residents
20%Over 50 mi44 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

Next door to Pardeesville

The biggest share goes to Butler Township (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownPardeesville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pardeesville–——19 min$51,626
Butler Township4%B+C25 min$108,514

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

Darker towns draw more of Pardeesville’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 Pardeesville: questions

What is the median household income in Pardeesville?

$51,626 (±$23,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pardeesville?

30.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pardeesville?

19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pardeesville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (17%, 4 mi), Hazleton (12%, 4 mi), West Hazleton (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pardeesville 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 Pardeesville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pardeesville

Pardeesville home →

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.