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The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Shavertown; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (14%, 6 miles). Shavertown has 501 jobs for 815 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Shavertown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 796 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 482 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Shavertown on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Shavertown’s residents
Where Shavertown clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Shavertown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shavertown, 2013 → 2023: 487 → 501. 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 Shavertown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Shavertown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shavertown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,011 commuters (the 11% 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 Shavertown
About 20% 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.
Shavertown and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Dallas Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shavertown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shavertown | – | — | — | 22 min | $75,781 |
| Trucksville | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dallas Township | 7% | B | B+ | 29 min | $101,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Trucksville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shavertown’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 Shavertown: questions
What is the median household income in Shavertown?
$75,781 (±$37,581) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shavertown?
6.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shavertown?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shavertown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (14%, 6 mi), Dallas Township (7%, 3 mi), Plains Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shavertown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shavertown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shavertown
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.