With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Throop works elsewhere
The two grades for Throop are C+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Employers in Throop report 1,013 jobs, against 1,839 working residents. Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Throop in brief
Commutes from Throop are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Throop and Scranton trade workers both ways
Scranton is the top workplace for Throop residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Throop come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Throop residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Throop’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Throop is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #823 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds Throop’s grade up (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($57,462, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Throop could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Time on the road from Throop: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Throop workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,631 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.
20% of working residents work in Scranton
Where Throop clocks in
20% of workers
4% 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.
The commute from Throop, by distance
About 19% 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 daily flow of workers through Throop
On a workday 1,746 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 920 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Throop on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
68% of the jobs in Throop pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Throop, 2013 → 2023: 834 → 1,013. 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 Throop’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Throop walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Throop is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #840 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,810 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Throop households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Throop’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Throop ranks: 2,740th of 4,112 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 23 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
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| 28 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,738 | Paint Township PA | 2,999 | $61K | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,739 | Berne IN | 4,286 | $62K | 12.3% | 4.0% | 34% | C+ |
| 2,740 | Throop PA | 4,113 | $57K | 14.7% | 5.3% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,741 | Princeton WV | 5,578 | $44K | 16.9% | 1.6% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,742 | Monroe Township IN | 3,847 | $54K | 16.9% | 0.6% | 39% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Throop, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 17% of Throop
The biggest share goes to Dunmore (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Throop workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throop | – | C+ | C | 16 min | $57,462 |
| Dickson City | 4% | C | B+ | 25 min | $59,963 |
| Olyphant | 2% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $66,423 |
| Dunmore | 11% | B | A− | 18 min | $71,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Throop’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 Throop: questions
What is the median household income in Throop?
$57,462 (±$13,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Throop?
14.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Throop?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Throop work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (20%, 4 mi), Dunmore (11%, 2 mi), Dickson City (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Throop walkable?
Throop is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Throop 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 Throop, from the people who make the trip.
More of Throop
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.