Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainRices Landing has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
10 jobs are based in Rices Landing, against 163 working residents. Hardly any stay in Rices Landing for work; outside it, Jefferson Township is the main destination (9%, 3 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rices Landing for work, and who comes in
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Rices Landing 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.
Where the trip to work from Rices Landing ends
Where Rices Landing clocks in
9% of workers
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.
50% of the jobs in Rices Landing make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rices Landing, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 10. 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 Rices Landing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Rices Landing: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rices Landing workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Rices Landing
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 towns next door employ 11% of Rices Landing
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rices Landing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rices Landing | – | — | — | 24 min | $120,577 |
| Jefferson Township | 9% | B− | C− | 30 min | $72,500 |
| Dry Tavern | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Luzerne Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 29 min | $57,827 |
| Cumberland Township | 2% | C | C+ | 29 min | $63,592 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dry Tavern: 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 Jefferson Township. Darker towns draw more of Rices Landing’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 Rices Landing: questions
What is the median household income in Rices Landing?
$120,577 (±$4,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rices Landing?
2.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rices Landing?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rices Landing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jefferson Township (9%, 3 mi), Morgantown (8%, 21 mi), Franklin Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rices Landing 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 Rices Landing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rices Landing
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.