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The average commute takes 20 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. Hardly any work in Warrior Run; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Warrior Run, in brief
Few Warrior Run workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Warrior Run are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 20 minutes to work from Warrior Run
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warrior Run workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who commutes out of Warrior Run, and who commutes in
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 204 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
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 Warrior Run commutes to
Where Warrior Run clocks in
14% 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.
Inside Warrior Run’s 205 jobs
205 jobs are based in Warrior Run.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warrior Run, 2013 → 2023: 294 → 205. 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 Warrior Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Warrior Run
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.
Work in the towns next to Warrior Run
The biggest share goes to Sugar Notch (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warrior Run workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior Run | – | — | — | 20 min | $47,500 |
| Sugar Notch | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Notch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warrior Run’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 Warrior Run: questions
What is the median household income in Warrior Run?
$47,500 (±$26,160) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warrior Run?
22.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warrior Run?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warrior Run work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (14%, 6 mi), Hanover Township (12%, 1 mi), Plains Township (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Warrior Run without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Warrior Run, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warrior Run
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.