Swetland Homestead · Photo: John Jennings · Public domainUnemployment in Wyoming (3.3%) is lower than in 65% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). For jobs and income Wyoming is better than 71% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 3% work in Wyoming; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (10%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Wyoming apart on work
Wyoming trades workers with the towns around it
Wyoming has about as many jobs (1,225) as working residents (1,435), but they are mostly different people: 1,386 residents leave for work each day while 1,176 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Wyoming are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Wyoming are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wyoming
59% of Wyoming residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 37% of the jobs based in Wyoming pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Wyoming pay little
30% of the jobs based in Wyoming pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Most Wyoming residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Wyoming gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Wyoming’s grade up (5.4%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($71,950, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wyoming could be anywhere from B− to A.
A workday in Wyoming: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,386 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 1,176 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 (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyoming workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,507 commuters (the 15% 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.
What work there is in Wyoming: 1,225 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyoming, 2014 → 2024: 1,322 → 1,225. 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 Wyoming’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Wyoming
About 18% 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 that employ Wyoming’s residents
Where Wyoming clocks in
10% 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.
Wyoming is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,775 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.0% of Wyoming households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wyoming’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Wyoming ranks 1,228th of 4,698 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,226 | Hallowell ME | 2,624 | $68K | 7.8% | 0.3% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,227 | Landis NC | 3,885 | $75K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,228 | Wyoming PA | 3,163 | $72K | 5.4% | 3.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,229 | Manor PA | 3,482 | $139K | 4.9% | 11.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,230 | Carthage Township IL | 2,848 | $80K | 5.2% | 0.1% | 32% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Wyoming, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door to Wyoming
The biggest share goes to Plains Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyoming workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | – | B+ | C+ | 17 min | $71,950 |
| West Wyoming | 2% | C | C+ | 22 min | $66,382 |
| Forty Fort | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $74,432 |
| Plains Township | 7% | C+ | B | 20 min | $73,790 |
| Jenkins Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 19 min | $54,878 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wyoming’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 Wyoming: questions
What is the median household income in Wyoming?
$71,950 (±$5,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyoming?
5.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyoming?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyoming work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (10%, 4 mi), Plains Township (7%, 3 mi), Exeter (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Wyoming walkable?
Wyoming is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wyoming without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyoming, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyoming
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.