Lamar Township has higher household incomes than 70% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Lamar Township are B for jobs and income and C for walkability. 8.6% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). About one in ten work in Lamar Township itself; outside it, Lock Haven draws the most (7%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lamar Township in brief
Lamar Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lamar Township has about as many jobs (952) as working residents (1,108), but they are mostly different people: 997 residents leave for work each day while 841 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Lamar Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lamar Township makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Lamar Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lamar Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 32%. The jobs ↓
Lamar Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lamar Township went from 575 in 2013 to 952 in 2023, +66%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Lamar Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lamar Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #619 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Lamar Township’s grade up ($92,188, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lamar Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Who leaves Lamar Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 997 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 841 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 (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
65% of the jobs in Lamar Township make or build things
952 jobs are based in Lamar Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lamar Township, 2013 → 2023: 575 → 952. 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 Lamar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Lamar Township’s residents
Where Lamar Township clocks in
7% of workers
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.
Commuting from Lamar Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lamar Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,069 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where in the region Lamar Township works
About 23% 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.
In Lamar Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lamar Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #849 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,186 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). 9.6% of Lamar Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lamar Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lamar Township is 1,890th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Norwalk Township OH | 3,429 | $62K | 5.3% | 3.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,889 | Buffalo Township PA | 3,546 | $67K | 10.4% | 0.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,890 | Lamar Township PA | 2,653 | $92K | 8.6% | 3.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,891 | Ponderosa Park CO | 3,453 | $132K | 5.4% | 6.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,892 | Forreston Township IL | 1,952 | $72K | 5.5% | 5.5% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Lamar Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Next door is work for 13% of Lamar Township
The biggest share goes to Porter Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lamar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Township | – | B | C | 23 min | $92,188 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Bald Eagle Township | 4% | C | B− | 24 min | $75,685 |
| Castanea Township | 4% | C | D− | 21 min | $59,545 |
| Porter Township | 5% | C+ | B | 24 min | $73,100 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $72,396 |
| Beech Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Greene Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $73,517 |
| Mill Hall | under 2% | C− | A− | 29 min | $54,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township and Beech Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lamar 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 Lamar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lamar Township?
$92,188 (±$12,666) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lamar Township?
8.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lamar Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lamar Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (7%, 5 mi), Williamsport (6%, 23 mi), College Township (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lamar Township walkable?
Lamar Township is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lamar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lamar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lamar 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. 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.