Wanamie has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
24 jobs are based in Wanamie; 224 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Wanamie for work; outside it, Hanover Township is the main destination (13%, 6 miles). The average commute, 27 minutes each way, matches the Pennsylvania norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wanamie in brief
Wanamie by day and by night
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Wanamie on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Wanamie to work: where people go
Where Wanamie clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
67% of the jobs in Wanamie pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wanamie, 2014 → 2024: 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wanamie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wanamie: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wanamie workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where in the region Wanamie works
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Wanamie: questions
What is the median household income in Wanamie?
$53,167 (±$45,268) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wanamie?
29.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wanamie?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wanamie work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover Township (13%, 6 mi), Nanticoke (9%, 3 mi), Wilkes-Barre (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wanamie without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wanamie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wanamie
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.