Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Lathrop Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lathrop Township report 46 jobs, and 323 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lathrop Township; the top destination outside it is Bridgewater Township (9%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 8% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lathrop Township and work: the main findings
Lathrop Township is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Lathrop Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lathrop Township has about 490 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lathrop Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 323 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lathrop Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lathrop Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Time on the road from Lathrop Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lathrop Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 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.
Where Lathrop Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lathrop Township clocks in
9% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
43% of the jobs in Lathrop Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lathrop Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 46. 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 Lathrop Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Lathrop Township to work
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lathrop Township
The biggest share goes to Hop Bottom (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lathrop Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathrop Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $82,273 |
| Lenox Township | 2% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $75,833 |
| Hop Bottom | 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Nicholson Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 26 min | $72,500 |
| Brooklyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Springville Township | 2% | B− | B− | 24 min | $76,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hop Bottom and Brooklyn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lathrop 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 Lathrop Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lathrop Township?
$82,273 (±$13,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lathrop Township?
7.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lathrop Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lathrop Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgewater Township (9%, 11 mi), Hop Bottom (3%, 3 mi), Montrose (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lathrop Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lathrop Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lathrop 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.