Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Shickshinny has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
8% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Shickshinny report 99 jobs for 243 working residents. Hardly any stay in Shickshinny for work; outside it, Wilkes-Barre is the main destination (7%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Shickshinny
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Shickshinny on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Shickshinny ends
Where Shickshinny clocks in
7% 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.
Jobs in Shickshinny: what the 99 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shickshinny, 2014 → 2024: 137 → 99. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shickshinny’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Shickshinny
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shickshinny workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 290 commuters (the 8% 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.
How many miles Shickshinny commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Shickshinny
The biggest share goes to Salem Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shickshinny workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shickshinny | – | — | — | 26 min | $42,500 |
| Union Township | 3% | B | D | 38 min | $92,991 |
| Salem Township | 6% | B+ | C | 29 min | $78,560 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shickshinny’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 2024, 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 Shickshinny: questions
What is the median household income in Shickshinny?
$42,500 (±$6,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shickshinny?
7.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shickshinny?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shickshinny work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (7%, 16 mi), Salem Township (6%, 4 mi), Hanover Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Shickshinny without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shickshinny, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shickshinny
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.