Ransom Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 123 jobs in Ransom Township for 661 working residents. For jobs and income Ransom Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Only 1% stay in Ransom Township for work; outside it, Scranton is the main destination (22%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ransom Township
Ransom Township is a place people come home to
There are 123 jobs based in Ransom Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ransom Township has about 960 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Ransom Township works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Ransom Township: Scranton (22%) and Newton Township (5%). Next door ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Ransom Township’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 32 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. 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 661 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Ransom Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Job access by car holds Ransom Township’s grade up (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.4%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (14.0%) is left out: Ransom Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Ransom Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Ransom Township by day
On a workday 652 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Ransom Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Ransom Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ransom Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 445 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 the trip to work from Ransom Township ends
Where Ransom Township clocks in
22% of workers
5% 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.
Ransom Township makes things: 57% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ransom Township, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 123. 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 Ransom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Ransom Township commutes
About 19% 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.
Ransom Township is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 511 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Ransom Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Ransom Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ransom Township is 4,092nd of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 13 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,090 | Nevins Township IN | 1,825 | $66K | 13.0% | 9.6% | 1% | C− |
| 4,091 | Kline Township PA | 1,482 | $53K | 16.0% | 5.7% | 1% | C− |
| 4,092 | Ransom Township PA | 1,495 | $60K | 22.4% | 14.0% | 1% | C− |
| 4,093 | Toulon IL | 1,172 | $59K | 11.3% | 2.9% | 9% | C− |
| 4,094 | Wells NV | 1,245 | $107K | 21.3% | 5.5% | 31% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Ransom Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Bordering towns draw 27% of Ransom Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ransom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ransom Township | – | C− | D | 32 min | $59,886 |
| Exeter Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $82,621 |
| Scranton | 22% | C | A | 19 min | $50,739 |
| Newton Township | 5% | A− | C− | 26 min | $107,847 |
| Old Forge | under 2% | B | B | 21 min | $71,812 |
| Duryea | under 2% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $62,462 |
| Upper Exeter | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Exeter: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Scranton. Darker towns draw more of Ransom 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 Ransom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ransom Township?
$59,886 (±$11,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ransom Township?
22.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ransom Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ransom Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (22%, 5 mi), South Abington Township (6%, 7 mi), Newton Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ransom Township walkable?
Ransom Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ransom Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ransom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ransom 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.