With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of The Escape works elsewhere
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. There are 24 jobs in The Escape; 140 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in The Escape for work; outside it, Greene Township is the main destination (6%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes The Escape
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in The Escape on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Commuting out of The Escape: the destinations
Where The Escape clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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 The Escape: what the 24 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in The Escape, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 24. 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 The Escape’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The Escape’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of The Escape workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 10% 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 far it is to work from The Escape
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The Escape and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | The Escape workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Escape | – | — | — | 21 min | $48,603 |
| Salem Township | under 3% | C− | A− | 28 min | $61,659 |
| Indian Rocks | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Greene Township | 6% | D | C | 44 min | $64,219 |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Rocks: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greene Township. Darker towns draw more of The Escape’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 The Escape: questions
What is the median household income in The Escape?
$48,603 (±$24,800) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in The Escape?
31.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from The Escape?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in The Escape work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greene Township (6%, 5 mi), Palmyra Township (6%, 5 mi), New York City (5%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around The Escape without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from The Escape, from the people who make the trip.
More of The Escape
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.