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 4.0Laurys Station has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Laurys Station for work; outside it, Allentown is the main destination (10%, 10 miles). There are 174 jobs in Laurys Station, against 610 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Laurys Station: the gist
Laurys Station is a place people come home to
There are 174 jobs based in Laurys Station, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laurys Station has about 310 people in it, 59% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Laurys Station workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 84 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 610 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Laurys Station
On a workday 606 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Laurys Station on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 37 minutes each way for Laurys Station’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laurys Station workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 460 commuters (the 7% 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.
Out of Laurys Station to work: where people go
Where Laurys Station clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
67% of the jobs in Laurys Station pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laurys Station, 2014 → 2024: 152 → 174. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Laurys Station’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Laurys Station works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Laurys Station compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laurys Station workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurys Station | – | — | — | 37 min | $167,961 |
| Lehigh Township | under 3% | A− | D | 29 min | $89,741 |
| Allen Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $102,865 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laurys Station’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 2024, 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 Laurys Station: questions
What is the median household income in Laurys Station?
$167,961 (±$64,044) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laurys Station?
3.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laurys Station?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laurys Station work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Allentown (10%, 10 mi), South Whitehall Township (8%, 7 mi), North Whitehall Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Laurys Station 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 Laurys Station, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laurys Station
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.