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Only 1% work in Pringle; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (17%, 2 miles). There are 88 jobs in Pringle, and 447 of its residents work somewhere. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pringle: the gist
Most Pringle residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Pringle is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Pringle, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pringle has about 550 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pringle are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 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 447 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Pringle
About 16% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pringle
On a workday 441 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Pringle on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 18 minutes to work from Pringle
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pringle workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 389 commuters (the 7% 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 places Pringle commutes to
Where Pringle clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
Pringle is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pringle, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 88. 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 Pringle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
11% of Pringle works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Kingston (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pringle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pringle | – | — | — | 18 min | $55,625 |
| Courtdale | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Kingston | 8% | C | A | 22 min | $55,347 |
| Edwardsville | under 2% | D | C+ | 19 min | $44,866 |
| Luzerne | 3% | C− | A | 20 min | $42,135 |
Same-state neighbors only. Courtdale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pringle’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 Pringle: questions
What is the median household income in Pringle?
$55,625 (±$15,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pringle?
22.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pringle?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pringle work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (17%, 2 mi), Kingston (8%, 1 mi), Plains Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pringle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pringle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pringle
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.