With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Upper Exeter works elsewhere
Employers in Upper Exeter report 63 jobs for 281 working residents. Only 2% work in Upper Exeter; the top destination outside it is Scranton (8%, 10 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Upper Exeter in brief
The workday shuffle in and out of Upper Exeter
On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Upper Exeter on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The places Upper Exeter commutes to
Where Upper Exeter clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
78% of the jobs in Upper Exeter make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Upper Exeter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Upper Exeter: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Upper Exeter workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 490 commuters (the 8% 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 Upper Exeter
About 17% 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.
Next door to Upper Exeter
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Upper Exeter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Exeter | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,552 |
| Ransom Township | under 3% | C− | D | 32 min | $59,886 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Upper Exeter’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 Upper Exeter: questions
What is the median household income in Upper Exeter?
$85,552 (±$21,560) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Upper Exeter?
8.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Upper Exeter?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Upper Exeter work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (8%, 10 mi), Exeter (8%, 5 mi), Wilkes-Barre (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Upper Exeter without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Upper Exeter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Upper Exeter
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.