Lack Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 8% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 59 jobs are based in Lack Township, and 232 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Lack Township itself; outside it, Fermanagh Township draws the most (6%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lack Township, in a few figures
Lack Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Lack Township is a place people come home to
There are 59 jobs based in Lack Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lack Township has about 450 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 45 minutes in Lack Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lack Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 commuters (the 8% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lack Township
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Lack Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The commute from Lack Township, by distance
About 31% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Out of Lack Township to work: where people go
Where Lack Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
85% of the jobs in Lack Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lack Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 59. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lack Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lack Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Tuscarora Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lack Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lack Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $55,417 |
| Toboyne Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Bratton Township | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $63,375 |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | B− | C− | 33 min | $69,250 |
| Tell Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Tuscarora Township | 4% | D− | C− | 44 min | $52,065 |
| Fannett Township | under 3% | C | C− | 36 min | $65,653 |
| Shirley Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 41 min | $49,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Toboyne Township and Tell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lack Township’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 2023, 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 Lack Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lack Township?
$55,417 (±$18,374) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lack Township?
12.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lack Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lack Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fermanagh Township (6%, 23 mi), Delaware Township (5%, 28 mi), Tuscarora Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lack Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lack Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lack Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.