Stroud Township’s household incomes are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income B: better than 60% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #586 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns · #358 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
Working residents average 34 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Stroud Township; the top destination outside it is Pocono Township (7%, 6 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.5 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.7 in Philadelphia (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Stroud Township
Stroud Township trades workers with the towns around it
Stroud Township has about as many jobs (6,903) as working residents (7,688), but they are mostly different people: 6,760 residents leave for work each day while 5,975 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Stroud Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Stroud Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Pocono Township, gets only 7% of working residents, and 55% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Stroud Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Stroud Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stroud Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,903 jobs in Stroud Township are filled from a wide area. Stroud Township’s own residents hold 13% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Stroud Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stroud Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #586 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Stroud Township’s grade up ($95,087, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (10.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stroud Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 6,760 residents head out to work, 928 work right here, and 5,975 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
7% of working residents work in Pocono Township
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Stroud Township clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stroud Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,183 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
What the 6,903 jobs in Stroud Township are
6,903 jobs are based in Stroud Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stroud Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stroud Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,143 → 6,903. 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.
Half of Stroud Township commutes less than 24 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 29% 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.
Stroud Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stroud Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #358 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,610 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 4% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.6% of Stroud Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Stroud Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stroud Township is 981st of 1,760 U.S. towns of 14,000 to 26,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Stroud Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
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| 8 | Lower Moreland Township PA | 14,116 | $154K | 2.6% | 2.0% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Skippack Township PA | 14,502 | $148K | 2.5% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 979 | Miami Township OH | 16,030 | $99K | 7.5% | 8.1% | 5% | B |
| 980 | Fountain Inn SC | 14,722 | $74K | 7.7% | 4.7% | 5% | B |
| 981 | Stroud Township PA | 19,629 | $95K | 10.3% | 3.9% | 12% | B |
| 982 | Port Orchard WA | 19,839 | $90K | 9.7% | 3.9% | 10% | B |
| 983 | Sweden NY | 14,099 | $76K | 15.6% | 2.7% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,760 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
23% of Stroud Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Pocono Township (7%). Darker towns draw more of Stroud Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stroud Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Township | – | B | A− | 34 min | $95,087 |
| East Stroudsburg | 6% | C− | A+ | 29 min | $59,821 |
| Stroudsburg | 6% | C+ | A+ | 54 min | $66,674 |
| Upper Mount Bethel Township | under 2% | B− | C | 44 min | $82,009 |
| Smithfield Township | 3% | B− | A− | 48 min | $105,705 |
| Hamilton Township | 1% | C+ | C+ | 38 min | $74,414 |
| Pocono Township | 7% | B− | B | 29 min | $105,181 |
| Price Township | under 2% | B− | C | 41 min | $82,898 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Stroud Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stroud Township?
$95,087 (±$8,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stroud Township?
10.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stroud Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stroud Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pocono Township (7%, 6 mi), Stroudsburg (6%, 1 mi), East Stroudsburg (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stroud Township walkable?
Stroud Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stroud Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 4% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stroud Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stroud Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.