Prompton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Prompton has 23 jobs, against 121 working residents. Only 2% stay in Prompton for work; outside it, Honesdale is the main destination (8%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Prompton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 119 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Prompton on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Prompton to work: where people go
Where Prompton clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
65% of the jobs in Prompton pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prompton, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 23. 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 Prompton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Prompton, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prompton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 125 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where in the region Prompton works
About 21% 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.
Next door to Prompton
The biggest share goes to Canaan Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prompton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prompton | – | — | — | 17 min | $70,625 |
| Texas Township | under 3% | D | C | 21 min | $42,403 |
| Canaan Township | 6% | C | C− | 28 min | $73,036 |
| Dyberry Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $88,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prompton’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 Prompton: questions
What is the median household income in Prompton?
$70,625 (±$41,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prompton?
4.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prompton?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prompton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Honesdale (8%, 4 mi), Carbondale (6%, 9 mi), Scranton (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Prompton without a car?
1% 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 Prompton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prompton
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.