Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0Lawrenceville has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Lawrenceville report 76 jobs, and 288 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lawrenceville itself; outside it, Elmira draws the most (10%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lawrenceville and work: the main findings
Fewer jobs are based in Lawrenceville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lawrenceville fell from 372 in 2014 to 76 in 2024, −80%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A lot of Lawrenceville workers cross into New York
33% of Lawrenceville workers work outside Pennsylvania, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Elmira (10%), Corning (7%) and Erwin (6%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Lawrenceville is a place people come home to
There are 76 jobs based in Lawrenceville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lawrenceville has about 490 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 288 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Lawrenceville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawrenceville, 2014 → 2024: 372 → 76. 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 Lawrenceville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Lawrenceville ends
Where Lawrenceville clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
In and out of Lawrenceville on a workday
On a workday 286 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Lawrenceville on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Time on the road from Lawrenceville: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrenceville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 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.
Half of Lawrenceville commutes less than 18 miles
About 27% 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.
Around Lawrenceville: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Lawrence Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawrenceville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville | – | — | — | 23 min | $72,708 |
| Lawrence Township | 5% | C− | C | 23 min | $59,702 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lawrenceville’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 Lawrenceville: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrenceville?
$72,708 (±$17,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrenceville?
20.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrenceville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrenceville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elmira (10%, 18 mi), Corning (7%, 11 mi), Erwin (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lawrenceville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawrenceville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrenceville
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.