Photo: Public domain · Public domainMaking a living in Starrucca
For 22% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. The average commute takes 53 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Starrucca has 70 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Starrucca quiets down on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Starrucca on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in Preston Township
Where Starrucca 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.
About 53 minutes to work from Starrucca
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Starrucca workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 22% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Starrucca
About 34% 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.
10% of Starrucca works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Starrucca workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starrucca | – | — | — | 53 min | $70,278 |
| Thompson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Preston Township | 10% | C− | D | 37 min | $71,250 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompson Township and Scott Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Preston Township. Darker towns draw more of Starrucca’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 Starrucca: questions
What is the median household income in Starrucca?
$70,278 (±$2,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Starrucca?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Starrucca?
53 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Starrucca work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Preston Township (10%, 4 mi), Scranton (7%, 35 mi), New York City (6%, 116 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Starrucca 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 Starrucca, from the people who make the trip.
More of Starrucca
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.