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For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; the Pennsylvania average is 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Lausanne Township report 60 jobs for 94 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lausanne Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Lausanne Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Weatherly
Where Lausanne Township clocks in
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.
Lausanne Township works in goods: 97% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lausanne Township, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 60. 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 Lausanne Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lausanne Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lausanne Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 1% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lausanne Township
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
11% of Lausanne Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lausanne Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $95,417 |
| Lehigh Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Foster Township | under 3% | C | D | 30 min | $68,384 |
| Weatherly | 11% | D | C+ | 29 min | $52,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lehigh Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Weatherly. Darker towns draw more of Lausanne 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 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 Lausanne Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lausanne Township?
$95,417 (±$27,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lausanne Township?
3.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lausanne Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lausanne Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Weatherly (11%, 2 mi), Hazle Township (11%, 10 mi), Sugarloaf Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lausanne Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lausanne Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lausanne Township
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.