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Greater Pittston, Pennsylvania consists of the City of Pittston and 13 surrounding boroughs
and townships. Greater Pittston is located along the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County and is equidistant to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
Greater Pittston is known for its excep-tionally reliable workforce and superior highway access. Its central location in Northeastern Pennsylvania continues to drive strong business growth and new housing developments. Greater Pittston prides itself on a strong sense of community and has one of the lowest crime rates in the nation.
GREATER PITTSTON PENNSYLVANIA
Greater Pittston is located in northeast-ern Pennsylvania in Luzerne County, midway between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre and is just two hours from New York City, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg.
Greater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the major entertainment and recreational venues, including Mohe-gan Sun at Pocono Downs, Montage Mountain Ski Resort, PNC Field and more.
Greater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. More than 467,000 people live within 20 miles of the center of Greater Pittston.
CENTRAL LOCATION ALONG I-81
CULTURE AND RECREATION
QUICK FACTS
WORKFORCE
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ROAD ACCESSGreater Pittston is served by five major highways. Interstates 81 and 476 converge in Greater Pittston while Interstates 80, 84, and 380 are just minutes away. Greater Pittston is two hours from New York City, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg and is within a 500-mile radius of 34.2% of the population of the United States. More than 96 million U.S. and Canadian consumers are within an overnight drive.
AIR ACCESSThe Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (flyavp.com) is located in Avoca in Greater Pittston and offers approximately 40 daily arrivals and departures to seven major hubs with one-stop service to more than 450 destinations worldwide. The airport provides direct daily flights to Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Newark, Orlando, and Philadelphia. Carriers include Allegiant, Delta Connection, United Express, and US Airways Express. AVP is also served by Saker Aviation, one of the finest fixed base operators in the Northeastern United States.
RAIL ACCESSThere are several available industrial sites in Greater Pittston that are rail served. Carriers include such short line railroads as Luzerne and Susquehanna Railroad and Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad and Class One railroads such as Canadian Pacific Railway and Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
MILES AWAYCITY
6
7
37
57
67
73
96
113
116
126
128
152
194
198
237
290
301
368
383
411
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Scranton, PA
Hazleton, PA
Delaware Water Gap, PA
Allentown, PA
Binghamton, NY
Morristown, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Port Newark, NJ
New York, NY
Syracuse, NY
Baltimore, MD
Hartford, CT
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh, PA
Boston, MA
Cleveland, OH
Toronto, ON
Montreal, QC
TRAVEL DISTANCESFROM GREATER PITTSTON TO KEY CITIES
LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION
SOURCE: MAPQUEST.COM
300 M
200 MILES
100 MILESS
50
MI
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2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
YEAR
268,700
270,500
267,200
270,600
268,700
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
244,300
247,300
242,300
242,000
245,600
EMPLOYMENT
24,400
23,200
24,900
25,600
23,100
UNEMPLOYMENT
9.1%
8.6%
9.3%
9.5%
8.6%
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
SOURCE: WWW.PAWORKSTATS.STATE.PA.US
POPULATION & LABOR DATA
GREATER PITTSTON EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT DATA
SOURCE: WWW.PASITESEARCH.COM
Age Distribution (2015 est.)
0-4
5-9
10-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-64
65 and over
21,939
23,129
54,254
64,067
51,923
62,630
68,618
30,569
86,756
DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT
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LABOR DATA & EDUCATION
DEMOGRAPHICS REPORT
49%MALE
51%FEMALE
467,862TOTAL
20 MILE RADIUS FROM CENTER OF GREATER PITTSTON2015 POPULATION (EST.)
EDUCATION
˂ Grade 9
Grade 9-12
High School
Some College
Assoc. Degree
Bach. Degree
Grad. Degree
11,659
30,011
131,689
58,189
27,615
47,212
28,370
MILES AWAYSCHOOL
9
9
11
11
12
14
14
15
17
17
20
21
26
32
46
53
55
King’s College
Wilkes University
Lackawanna College
University of Scranton
Commonwealth Medical College
Marywood University
Penn State - Worthington Scranton
Johnson College
Misericordia University
Luzerne County Community College
Baptist Bible College
Penn State - Wilkes-Barre
Keystone College
Penn State - Hazleton
Northampton Community College
Bloomsburg University
East Stroudsburg University
TOTAL ENROLLMENT :
ENROLLMENT
2,725
5,926
1,561
6,070
169
3,479
1,386
472
2,812
7,249
995
766
1,759
1,303
1,519
10,091
7,387
55,669Source: www.education.state.pa.us
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (2015 EST.)
POPULATION AGE 25 AND OVER
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITHIN ONE HOUR OF GREATER PITTSTON
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WORKFORCE
WORKFORCEGreater Pittston is known for its dedicated, readily available workforce. Here is what a few of our executives
had to say about their employees:
“In 1930, our grandfather Benjamin Cohen opened a small dental depot in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Since then, Benco Dental has become the nation’s largest independent dental distributor, with operations in 35 states. Key to our growth has been the excellent and dedicated team of Benco associates who deliver success, smile after smile, to thousands of dental customers every day. When we outgrew our previous facility, the quality and loyalty of our people made it an easy decision to stay and invest right here in Northeastern PA.”
Charles Cohen & Richard CohenPresident & Senior Vice PresidentBenco Dental Supply Co. Inc., Jenkins Township, PA
“We have a great workforce. We have capable people who are passionate about achieving their goals. We are in a low-cost area yet we have people with the skills you might think you would find only in a high-cost area. Everything in Northeast PA is just right. It’s the Goldilocks theory of doing business.”
Scott MeuserChairman & CEOPride Mobility Products Corporation, Exeter, PA
“We have a tremendous group of dedicated, hard-working people who helped us pull together a triumphant year. We have a very, very productive team. We moved to Northeastern Pennsylvania from Yorktown Heights, which is about 45 minutes north of Manhattan, and we’ve found this to be a very cost effective area to find intelligent, skilled people.”
Jessica ChesmanPresidentigourmet.com, West Pittston, PA
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SOURCE: PENN’S NORTHEAST
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SOURCE: SPERLING’S BEST PLACES
COST OF LIVING COMPARISON
What someone with an annual salary of $50,000 in Greater Pittston would need to earn in other cites to maintain the same standard of living
CITY SALARY
Syracuse, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Bethlehem, PA
Hartford, CT
Chicago, IL
Quakertown, PA
Annapolis, MD
Morristown, NJ
Boston, MA
Bethpage, NY
New York, NY
Hoboken, NJ
Fairfi eld, CT
White Plains, NY
$53,594
$54,185
$54,238
$56,062
$56,384
$63,466
$73,927
$77,843
$79,828
$82,833
$90,612
$90,719
$93,294
$94,152
GREATER PITTSTON’S LARGEST PRIVATE INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE EMPLOYERS
COMPANY
Lowe’s
Pride Mobility Products
T.J. Maxx
Benco Dental Supply
Keystone Automotive
Men’s Wearhouse
Schott North America
The Home Depot
Boden USA
Cintas First Aid & Safety
Clarcor Air Filteration
FedEx Ground
Kimberly Clark
Letica Corporation
Neiman Marcus
United Sporting Companies
PRODUCT/SERVICE
Building Products
Wheelchairs, Scooters
Apparel Products
Dental Products
Auto Parts
Men’s Clothing
Specialty Glasses
Building Products
Online Clothing
First Aid Products
HVAC Filteration
Express Delivery
Consumer Products
Plastic Containers
Apparel Products
Firearms
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
B
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
EMPLOYEES
KEY A = 500+, B = + 250 TO 500, C = 100 TO 249
SOURCE: WWW.PASITESEARCH.COM
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION
(2015 est.)
˂ $10K
$10K-$20K
$20K-$30K
$30K-$40K
$40K-$50K
$50K-$60K
$60K-$75K
$75K-$100K
˃ $100K
14,049
24,879
23,366
21,116
17,293
13,811
25,552
30,569
38,230
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CULTURE & RECREATION
CULTURE & RECREATIONGreater Pittston is within a 10 minute drive of the following major entertainment and recreational venues:
MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS (www.poconodowns.com)Features slot machines and electronic and live table games, live harness racing eight months of the year, retail shops, multiple restaurants and live entertainment. A 238-room hotel and convention center is scheduled to open in 2013.
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA (www.mohegansunarenapa.com)Primary tenant is the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a capacity of nearly 10,000 for concerts, the arena has played host to some of the biggest names in entertainment, including Elton John, Cher, Neil Diamond, Janet Jackson and Simon & Garfunkel.
PNC FIELD
Home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders, the AAA franchise of the New York Yankees. The 10,000 seat field underwent extensive renovations in 2012/2013.
TOYOTA PAVILION AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN
Located at the base of the Montage Mountain ski slopes, the pavilion draws major national concert acts each summer and can accommodate crowds as large as 18,507.
MONTAGE MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT
This family friendly ski resort offers slopes for beginners to experts and is open from early December to mid-March.
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BUSINESS PARKSGREATER PITTSTON
Home Depot Distribution Center • CenterPoint West HVAC Ribbon Cutting • CenterPoint West
Junior Achievement • CenterPoint West
FedEx Ground Facility • CenterPoint East
CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park
Grimes Industrial Park
O’Hara Industrial Park
Quackenbush Industrial Estates
Duryea KOZ Industrial Park
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CENTERPOINT COMMERCE & TRADE PARKThe fastest growing business park in Pennsylvania.Located in Jenkins and Pittston Townships in Greater Pittston.Home to more than 30 companies employing close to 3,500 workers.The park was developed by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services.For more information, visit mericle.com.
CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park Entrance