Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Rupert has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 4% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Rupert has 31 jobs, and 65 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rupert; the top destination outside it is Mahoning Township (18%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Rupert
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Rupert on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of Rupert to work: where people go
Where Rupert clocks in
18% of workers
15% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rupert, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 31. 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 Rupert’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Rupert: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rupert workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 4% 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 Rupert
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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Rupert’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rupert workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rupert | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bloomsburg | 15% | C | A | 15 min | $51,536 |
| Catawissa Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Catawissa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bloomsburg. Darker towns draw more of Rupert’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 Rupert: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rupert?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rupert?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rupert work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (18%, 6 mi), Bloomsburg (15%, 2 mi), South Centre Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rupert 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 Rupert, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rupert
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.