Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ. M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Paupack Township (8.3%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
For 22% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Paupack Township grades C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 6% stay in Paupack Township for work; outside it, Palmyra Township is the main destination (7%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Paupack Township: the gist
Paupack Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Paupack Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Paupack Township fell from 565 in 2013 to 358 in 2023, −37%. 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 ↓
Paupack Township is a place people come home to
There are 358 jobs based in Paupack Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paupack Township has about 2,600 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Inside Paupack Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paupack Township is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #841 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Paupack Township’s grade up (7.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paupack Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
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 Paupack Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,232 commuters (the 22% 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.
What work there is in Paupack Township: 358 jobs
358 jobs are based in Paupack Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paupack Township, 2013 → 2023: 565 → 358. 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 Paupack Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Paupack Township
On a workday 1,403 residents head out to work, 96 work right here, and 262 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Paupack Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.24 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 in the region Paupack Township works
About 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Paupack Township ends
Where Paupack Township clocks in
7% of workers
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.
Most of Paupack Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paupack Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #943 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Paupack 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 1,587 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). 4.1% of Paupack Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Paupack Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Paupack Township is 2,965th among 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 27 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,963 | Gatlinburg TN | 3,715 | $53K | 13.5% | 3.6% | 45% | C |
| 2,964 | Reno TX | 3,575 | $72K | 11.2% | 5.5% | 3% | C |
| 2,965 | Paupack Township PA | 3,738 | $75K | 7.6% | 8.3% | 6% | C |
| 2,966 | Mono Vista CA | 3,675 | $86K | 7.0% | 7.6% | 4% | C |
| 2,967 | Koloa HI | 2,907 | $78K | 7.1% | 7.8% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | 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 Paupack Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
10% of Paupack Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paupack Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paupack Township | – | C | C− | 39 min | $75,302 |
| Palmyra Township | 7% | B− | B+ | 31 min | $66,071 |
| Palmyra Township | under 2% | B− | B | 30 min | $72,361 |
| Salem Township | 3% | C− | A− | 28 min | $61,659 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 39 min | $59,873 |
| Cherry Ridge Township | under 2% | B | B | 20 min | $80,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Palmyra Township. Darker towns draw more of Paupack 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 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 Paupack Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paupack Township?
$75,302 (±$13,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paupack Township?
7.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paupack Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paupack Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Palmyra Township (7%, 4 mi), Honesdale (5%, 9 mi), Scranton (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paupack Township walkable?
Paupack Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paupack Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paupack Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paupack Township
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.