Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of West Falls commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in West Falls itself; outside it, Scranton draws the most (15%, 11 miles). There are 40 jobs in West Falls for 151 working residents. Home is the office for 9% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of West Falls on a workday
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in West Falls on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
The towns that employ West Falls’ residents
Where West Falls clocks in
15% 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.
35% of the jobs in West Falls make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Falls, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 40. 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 West Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from West Falls: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Falls workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 9% 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 West Falls 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.
The towns around West Falls
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Falls | – | — | — | 27 min | $59,286 |
| Falls Township | 3% | C+ | C | 26 min | $74,191 |
| Northmoreland Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $82,344 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Falls Township. Darker towns draw more of West Falls’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 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 West Falls: questions
What is the median household income in West Falls?
$59,286 (±$12,063) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Falls?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Falls?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Falls work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scranton (15%, 11 mi), Tunkhannock (5%, 8 mi), South Abington Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Falls
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.