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Jobs & commute in Weston

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Weston works elsewhere

5 jobs are based in Weston, and 143 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Weston itself; outside it, Hazle Township draws the most (10%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Weston

On a workday 143 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

143live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night500
Workday360
500live here− 140head out to work+ 5come in to work= 360on a workday

About 360 people are in Weston on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.03jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Weston: the destinations

NescopeckConyngham: 3 residents work here (2%)West Hazleton: 13 residents work here (9%)Hazleton: 8 residents work here (6%)Wilkes-Barre: 5 residents work here (3%)Scranton: 3 residents work here (2%)Sugarloaf Township: 4 residents work here (3%)South Abington TownshipPacker TownshipBethel Township: 4 residents work here (3%)East Union Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Hazle Township: 15 residents work here (10%)Black Creek Township: 5 residents work here (3%)WestonHazle TownshipWest HazletonHazletonWilkes-BarreEast Union TownshipBlack Creek TownshipWeston
1
Hazle Township6.7 mi away
10%15
2
West Hazleton6.4 mi away
9%13
3
Hazleton8.8 mi away
6%8
4
Wilkes-Barre25.1 mi away
3%5
53%5
63%5
73%4
8
Bethel Township33.3 mi away
3%4
9
Conyngham5.4 mi away
2%3
10
Scranton40.3 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%78
The top trips

Where Weston clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Weston, 80% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in WestonJobs Weston residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms80%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%25%
Services: health, schools, offices20%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month100%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%15%
30 to 5440%56%
55 and older60%29%
−55%

Jobs based in Weston, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 5. 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 Weston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Weston: about 29 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
223 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Weston29 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
20%

of Weston workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Weston gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 210 commuters (the 20% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Weston

10 mi25 mi50 miHazle Township: 10% · 6.7 miWest Hazleton: 9% · 6.4 miHazleton: 6% · 8.8 miWilkes-Barre: 3% · 25.1 miEast Union Township: 3% · 3.9 miBlack Creek Township: 3% · 1.6 miSugarloaf Township: 3% · 4.9 miBethel Township: 3% · 33.3 miConyngham: 2% · 5.4 miScranton: 2% · 40.3 miHazle Township 10%West Hazleton 9%Hazleton 6%Wilkes-Barre 3%East Union Township 3%Weston
WestonTop destinations (size = commuters)
44%Under 10 mi63 residents
17%10–24 mi25 residents
22%25–50 mi32 residents
16%Over 50 mi23 residents

About 16% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Weston: questions

What is the median household income in Weston?

$69,917 (±$59,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Weston?

0.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Weston?

29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Weston work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (10%, 7 mi), West Hazleton (9%, 6 mi), Hazleton (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Weston 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 Weston, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Weston

Weston home →

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.