Photo: William H. Rau · Public domainLattimer has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
6% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). 15 jobs are based in Lattimer, and 209 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lattimer; the top destination outside it is Hazle Township (19%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lattimer: the gist
Lattimer is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Lattimer, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lattimer has about 490 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Lattimer are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Lattimer by day
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lattimer 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.
From Lattimer, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lattimer workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 6% 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 people from Lattimer work
Where Lattimer clocks in
11% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lattimer
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lattimer, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 15. 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 Lattimer’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lattimer
About 18% 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.
Around Lattimer: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lattimer workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lattimer | – | — | — | 18 min | $31,206 |
| Harleigh | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harleigh: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lattimer’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 Lattimer: questions
What is the median household income in Lattimer?
$31,206 (±$11,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lattimer?
34.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lattimer?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lattimer work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hazle Township (19%, 4 mi), West Hazleton (11%, 4 mi), Hazleton (11%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lattimer without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 39% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lattimer, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lattimer
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.