Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Households in Stroudsburg have lower incomes than those in 63% of U.S. towns
Stroudsburg grades C+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. 12.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 11.7% for Pennsylvania as a whole. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 37.7 in Philadelphia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 54 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 414 hours of commuting, 215 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stroudsburg is where the jobs are
Stroudsburg has 3,617 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Stroudsburg’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stroudsburg is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #772 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Stroudsburg’s grade up (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($66,674, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stroudsburg could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Getting to work from Stroudsburg takes about 54 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stroudsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,888 commuters (the 6% 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.
A workday in Stroudsburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,077 residents head out to work, 319 work right here, and 3,298 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,000 people are in Stroudsburg on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Stroudsburg’s workforce comes from
Where Stroudsburg 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.
Stroudsburg is a services town
3,617 jobs are based in Stroudsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stroudsburg, 2013 → 2023: 3,870 → 3,617. 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 Stroudsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Stroudsburg goes to work
About 28% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Stroudsburg
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stroudsburg is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #20 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Stroudsburg near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,077 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 63% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 61% 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). 20.7% of Stroudsburg households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 12% of Stroudsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Stroudsburg next to U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,800: 2,152nd of 3,375 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,150 | North Terre Haute IN | 4,534 | $55K | 15.7% | 2.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,151 | Staunton IL | 4,932 | $58K | 14.5% | 3.1% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,152 | Stroudsburg PA | 5,809 | $67K | 12.0% | 5.0% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,153 | New London WI | 7,726 | $61K | 21.0% | 2.8% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,154 | Oregon-Nashua Township IL | 4,748 | $81K | 14.1% | 4.7% | 25% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,375 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Stroudsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 15% of Stroudsburg
The biggest share goes to Stroud Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stroudsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroudsburg | – | C+ | A+ | 54 min | $66,674 |
| Stroud Township | 9% | B | A− | 34 min | $95,087 |
| Arlington Heights | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| East Stroudsburg | 6% | C− | A+ | 29 min | $59,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Arlington Heights: 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 Stroudsburg’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 Stroudsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Stroudsburg?
$66,674 (±$4,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stroudsburg?
12.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stroudsburg?
54 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stroudsburg work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stroud Township (9%, 1 mi), Pocono Township (7%, 8 mi), East Stroudsburg (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stroudsburg walkable?
Stroudsburg is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 16.1 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stroudsburg without a car?
12% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. 63% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stroudsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stroudsburg
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.