Sheatown has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
144 jobs are based in Sheatown for 303 working residents. Only 3% stay in Sheatown for work; outside it, Hanover Township is the main destination (11%, 4 miles). 27% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Sheatown, in a few figures
The daily trip from Sheatown: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sheatown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 27% 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.
Who leaves Sheatown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Sheatown on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Sheatown to work: where people go
Where Sheatown clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Sheatown: what the 144 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sheatown, 2013 → 2023: 185 → 144. 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 Sheatown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Sheatown’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Sheatown and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Nanticoke (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Sheatown’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 Sheatown: questions
What is the median household income in Sheatown?
$60,875 (±$54,173) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sheatown?
18.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sheatown?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sheatown work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover Township (11%, 4 mi), Wilkes-Barre (9%, 8 mi), Nanticoke (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sheatown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sheatown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sheatown
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.