Work & commute · Hazleton

Work & commute in Hazleton, PA

Most working residents leave Hazleton for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Hazle (28%), East Union (5%) and West Hazleton (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

1,145 of 11,510 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,365 Hazleton residents head out of town to work, 1,145 work right here, and 4,614 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hazleton.

10,365live here, work elsewhere

1,145live and work here

4,614work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hazleton goes to work

Hazle2.2 mi away

28%3,168

Hazleton (in town)right here

10%1,145

East Union9.1 mi away

5%569

West Hazleton3.2 mi away

5%557

Wright12.4 mi away

3%289

Foster26.7 mi away

2%219

Philadelphia78.6 mi away

2%206

Upper Macungie32.1 mi away

2%181

Butler6 mi away

1%171

Pittston28.1 mi away

1%160

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%4,845

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Hazleton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

53%

12%

18%

17%

53%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hazleton is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Hazleton are

5,759 jobs are based in Hazleton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hazleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hazleton

5,759 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Hazleton residents hold

11,510 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities37%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−9%

Jobs based in Hazleton, 2013 → 2023: 6,356 → 5,759. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.