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The most common industries in West Pittston are: Health care (13.3% of civilian employees), Construction (7.7% of civilian employees), Public administration (6.1% of civilian employees). 80.7% of workers work in Luzerne County and 7.9% of all workers work at home. 73.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 7.9% greater than the rate of 67.7% across the entire state of Pennsylvania.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of West Pittston, Pennsylvania was 5,072 / 4,678
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of West Pittston, Pennsylvania was 5,072 / 4,678
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
Health care | 13.3% (318) | 1.3% (16) | 26.8% (302) |
Construction | 7.7% (184) | 14.5% (184) | 0.0% (0) |
Public administration | 6.1% (146) | 8.6% (109) | 3.3% (37) |
Educational services | 5.7% (137) | 1.9% (24) | 10.0% (113) |
Finance and insurance | 4.7% (113) | 1.2% (15) | 8.7% (98) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.6% (86) | 3.9% (49) | 3.3% (37) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 3.0% (73) | 3.9% (49) | 2.1% (24) |
Accommodation and food services | 3.0% (72) | 3.6% (46) | 2.3% (26) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 3.0% (72) | 4.6% (58) | 1.2% (14) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 3.0% (71) | 2.8% (36) | 3.1% (35) |
Metal and metal products | 3.0% (71) | 4.9% (62) | 0.8% (9) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.8% (68) | 1.8% (23) | 4.0% (45) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.6% (62) | 2.5% (32) | 2.7% (30) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 2.3% (54) | 1.8% (23) | 2.8% (31) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.1% (50) | 0.8% (10) | 3.6% (40) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.0% (48) | 2.0% (25) | 2.0% (23) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 2.0% (47) | 3.7% (47) | 0.0% (0) |
Transportation equipment | 1.9% (46) | 2.7% (34) | 1.1% (12) |
Textile mills and textile products | 1.6% (38) | 2.5% (32) | 0.5% (6) |
Truck transportation | 1.5% (37) | 2.4% (31) | 0.5% (6) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.5% (36) | 0.0% (0) | 3.2% (36) |
Paper | 1.4% (34) | 2.2% (28) | 0.5% (6) |
Food | 1.4% (33) | 1.2% (15) | 1.6% (18) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (32) | 2.5% (32) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.3% (32) | 0.6% (8) | 2.1% (24) |
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (30) | 1.7% (22) | 0.7% (8) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (30) | 2.4% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.2% (29) | 1.6% (20) | 0.8% (9) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.0% (24) | 1.9% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.0% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (23) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.9% (22) | 1.0% (13) | 0.8% (9) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.8% (20) | 1.6% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 0.8% (18) | 1.4% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (18) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.7% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (17) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.7% (17) | 0.7% (9) | 0.7% (8) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (16) | 0.7% (9) | 0.6% (7) |
Social assistance | 0.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (14) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.5% (13) | 1.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (13) | 1.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.5% (12) | 0.9% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.5% (12) | 0.9% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (11) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.4% (10) | 0.8% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (10) |
Private households | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (10) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
Utilities | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Chemicals | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (7) | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Vending machine operators | 0.3% (7) | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in West Pittston
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.3%Males
- 1.1%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.6%Males
- 2.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 8.3% (200) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.2% (278,903) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 1.6% (39) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.9% (210,362) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 6.8% (164) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (274,242) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 10.9% (262) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.0% (480,402) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 6.7% (161) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.0% (532,059) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 5.9% (142) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (726,980) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 16.8% (405) |
Pennsylvania: | 11.5% (611,627) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 23.0% (553) |
Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (585,665) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 4.1% (98) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.7% (302,857) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 2.1% (50) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.1% (324,576) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 1.8% (43) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (146,376) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
West Pittston: | 0.6% (14) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (75,840) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
West Pittston: | 6.0% (143) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.6% (407,255) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
West Pittston: | 6.0% (145) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (369,524) |
<5am:
West Pittston: | 2.5% (59) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.1% (172,304) |
5:30am:
West Pittston: | 1.2% (27) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (150,168) |
6am:
West Pittston: | 3.8% (88) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (245,004) |
6:30am:
West Pittston: | 9.8% (229) |
Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (478,636) |
7am:
West Pittston: | 12.9% (299) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.8% (599,808) |
7:30am:
West Pittston: | 11.7% (272) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (759,372) |
8am:
West Pittston: | 13.4% (311) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (826,968) |
8:30am:
West Pittston: | 14.9% (346) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.6% (588,440) |
9am:
West Pittston: | 4.1% (95) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (304,765) |
10am:
West Pittston: | 7.3% (169) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.1% (280,812) |
11am:
West Pittston: | 1.8% (43) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (114,676) |
12pm:
West Pittston: | 1.4% (33) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.0% (57,867) |
4pm:
West Pittston: | 5.8% (135) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (404,775) |
>4pm:
West Pittston: | 7.7% (180) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (408,070) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 8.0% (92) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (203,028) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 2.4% (28) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.6% (157,829) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 9.8% (113) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.4% (180,791) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 11.7% (134) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.5% (296,669) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 10.5% (121) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (293,727) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 11.7% (134) |
Pennsylvania: | 12.6% (356,257) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 7.3% (84) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (268,895) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 20.6% (237) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (274,966) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 2.5% (28) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.9% (137,370) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 3.6% (41) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (66,088) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 1.7% (19) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.3% (36,091) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 5.9% (67) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (210,601) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
West Pittston: | 2.5% (29) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (202,203) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 8.4% (105) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.0% (75,875) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 0.9% (11) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (52,533) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 4.1% (51) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.7% (93,451) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 10.2% (128) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (183,733) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 3.3% (42) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.5% (238,332) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 25.3% (316) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (342,732) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 25.3% (315) |
Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (310,699) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 5.3% (66) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.6% (165,487) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 3.3% (41) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (179,031) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 0.6% (8) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (80,288) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 6.1% (76) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.9% (196,654) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
West Pittston: | 8.3% (104) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.7% (167,321) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 209 (7.9% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 209 (7.9% of all workers)
5 to 9 minutes:
West Pittston: | 19.5% (219) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.2% (536,363) |
10 to 14 minutes:
West Pittston: | 13.0% (146) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.4% (709,149) |
15 to 19 minutes:
West Pittston: | 14.9% (167) |
Pennsylvania: | 15.1% (795,392) |
20 to 24 minutes:
West Pittston: | 18.2% (204) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.2% (750,120) |
25 to 29 minutes:
West Pittston: | 10.3% (116) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.1% (376,011) |
30 to 34 minutes:
West Pittston: | 13.4% (150) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% (689,933) |
35 to 39 minutes:
West Pittston: | 1.1% (12) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (181,099) |
40 to 44 minutes:
West Pittston: | 4.6% (52) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (211,803) |
45 to 59 minutes:
West Pittston: | 2.8% (32) |
Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (429,639) |
60 to 89 minutes:
West Pittston: | 2.0% (22) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.5% (292,390) |
Less than 5 minutes:
West Pittston: | 3.2% (75) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.5% (196,492) |
5 to 9 minutes:
West Pittston: | 16.7% (388) |
Pennsylvania: | 11.1% (615,919) |
10 to 14 minutes:
West Pittston: | 12.9% (301) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (825,199) |
15 to 19 minutes:
West Pittston: | 18.4% (427) |
Pennsylvania: | 15.0% (836,006) |
20 to 24 minutes:
West Pittston: | 18.2% (422) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.1% (782,790) |
25 to 29 minutes:
West Pittston: | 9.3% (217) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.9% (327,459) |
30 to 34 minutes:
West Pittston: | 7.1% (165) |
Pennsylvania: | 11.8% (655,811) |
35 to 39 minutes:
West Pittston: | 1.6% (37) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.7% (148,906) |
40 to 44 minutes:
West Pittston: | 2.3% (54) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.4% (187,483) |
45 to 59 minutes:
West Pittston: | 3.0% (70) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.3% (407,516) |
60 to 89 minutes:
West Pittston: | 2.9% (67) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.8% (265,759) |
90 or more minutes:
West Pittston: | 2.7% (63) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.6% (142,325) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 19.4% (110) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.4% (263,803) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 4.1% (23) |
Pennsylvania: | 12.3% (344,337) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 18.6% (106) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.4% (402,062) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 30.7% (174) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.6% (380,953) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 7.6% (43) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.9% (193,555) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 18.6% (105) |
Pennsylvania: | 13.7% (383,132) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 1.3% (7) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.6% (102,122) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 1.9% (11) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.3% (120,376) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
West Pittston: | 0.8% (4) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.0% (251,766) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 19.6% (109) |
Pennsylvania: | 11.0% (272,560) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 22.7% (126) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.7% (364,812) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 10.7% (59) |
Pennsylvania: | 15.9% (393,330) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 8.3% (46) |
Pennsylvania: | 14.9% (369,167) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 14.1% (78) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.4% (182,456) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 8.3% (46) |
Pennsylvania: | 12.4% (306,801) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 0.8% (5) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (78,977) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 7.3% (40) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.7% (91,427) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 4.5% (25) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.2% (177,873) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
West Pittston: | 4.8% (27) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.4% (109,101) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
West Pittston: | 87.5% (999) |
Pennsylvania: | 81.0% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled:
West Pittston: | 12.5% (142) |
Pennsylvania: | 8.8% (224,687) |
Drove car alone:
West Pittston: | 83.2% (1,934) |
Pennsylvania: | 76.5% (4,247,836) |
Carpooled:
West Pittston: | 10.8% (251) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.4% (577,364) |
Bus or trolley bus:
West Pittston: | 1.0% (24) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.6% (198,036) |
Walked:
West Pittston: | 3.1% (71) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.1% (229,725) |
Other means:
West Pittston: | 0.3% (6) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.5% (29,805) |
Drove car alone - Males:
West Pittston: | 89.1% (517) |
Pennsylvania: | 81.8% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Males:
West Pittston: | 10.9% (63) |
Pennsylvania: | 8.6% (224,687) |
Drove car alone - Females:
West Pittston: | 86.0% (480) |
Pennsylvania: | 80.1% (1,982,533) |
Carpooled - Females:
West Pittston: | 14.0% (78) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% (224,687) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
West Pittston: | 84.6% (2,016) |
Pennsylvania: | 90.2% (4,322,003) |
In 2 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 13.7% (327) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.7% (367,639) |
In 3 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 1.3% (32) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.2% (57,942) |
In 4 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 0.3% (8) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.5% (23,156) |
Drove alone:
West Pittston: | 88.5% (1,934) |
Pennsylvania: | 88.0% (4,247,836) |
In 2 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 9.2% (200) |
Pennsylvania: | 9.7% (470,174) |
In 3 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 1.6% (34) |
Pennsylvania: | 1.4% (67,610) |
In 4 person carpool:
West Pittston: | 0.4% (8) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.5% (22,718) |
In 7+ person carpool:
West Pittston: | 0.4% (9) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.1% (7,029) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
West Pittston: | 73.5% (1,952) |
Pennsylvania: | 67.7% (4,333,849) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
West Pittston: | 1.0% (28) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (202,029) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
West Pittston: | 5.4% (145) |
Pennsylvania: | 12.7% (810,562) |
Local government workers:
West Pittston: | 7.4% (196) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.2% (397,120) |
Federal government workers:
West Pittston: | 5.9% (156) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.1% (136,008) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
West Pittston: | 6.3% (168) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (318,118) |
Unpaid family workers:
West Pittston: | 0.4% (11) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.2% (11,066) |
Employee of private company:
West Pittston: | 71.8% (1,718) |
Pennsylvania: | 69.7% (3,942,119) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
West Pittston: | 1.3% (32) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.4% (134,871) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
West Pittston: | 10.6% (253) |
Pennsylvania: | 10.3% (580,382) |
Local government workers:
West Pittston: | 3.9% (94) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.8% (326,222) |
State government workers:
West Pittston: | 2.3% (56) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.2% (182,232) |
Federal government workers:
West Pittston: | 2.7% (64) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.3% (130,634) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
West Pittston: | 6.7% (161) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (339,631) |
Unpaid family workers:
West Pittston: | 0.7% (16) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.3% (17,409) |
Employee of private company - Males:
West Pittston: | 68.3% (869) |
Pennsylvania: | 71.5% (2,388,579) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
West Pittston: | 2.2% (28) |
Pennsylvania: | 4.0% (134,437) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
West Pittston: | 1.0% (13) |
Pennsylvania: | 8.1% (270,498) |
Local government workers - Males:
West Pittston: | 11.0% (141) |
Pennsylvania: | 5.0% (168,310) |
Federal government workers - Males:
West Pittston: | 6.0% (77) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.2% (75,158) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
West Pittston: | 11.4% (145) |
Pennsylvania: | 6.0% (199,421) |
Employee of private company - Females:
West Pittston: | 78.3% (1,083) |
Pennsylvania: | 63.5% (1,945,270) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
West Pittston: | 9.5% (131) |
Pennsylvania: | 17.6% (540,064) |
Local government workers - Females:
West Pittston: | 4.0% (55) |
Pennsylvania: | 7.5% (228,810) |
Federal government workers - Females:
West Pittston: | 5.7% (79) |
Pennsylvania: | 2.0% (60,850) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
West Pittston: | 1.7% (24) |
Pennsylvania: | 3.9% (118,697) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
West Pittston: | 0.8% (11) |
Pennsylvania: | 0.1% (4,362) |