Lehman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 457 jobs in Lehman Township, and 1,482 of its residents work somewhere. Lehman Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% work in Lehman Township; the top destination outside it is Wilkes-Barre (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lehman Township apart
Fewer jobs are based in Lehman Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lehman Township fell from 913 in 2013 to 457 in 2023, −50%. 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 ↓
Lehman Township empties out on a workday
About 2,400 people are in Lehman Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 3,500 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 380 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Lehman Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lehman Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns, #684 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate holds Lehman Township’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lehman Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The kinds of work in Lehman Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lehman Township, 2013 → 2023: 913 → 457. 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 Lehman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Lehman Township
On a workday 1,407 residents head out to work, 75 work right here, and 382 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Lehman Township 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Lehman Township work
Where Lehman Township clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Lehman Township: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lehman Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,296 commuters (the 16% 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.
How far Lehman Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
Most trips from Lehman Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lehman Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #945 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Lehman Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,534 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.4% of Lehman Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Lehman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lehman Township places 2,226th of 4,535 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 69 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,224 | Union Township OH | 2,609 | $69K | 5.0% | 3.3% | 9% | B− |
| 2,225 | El Paso IL | 2,723 | $76K | 10.9% | 3.9% | 18% | B− |
| 2,226 | Lehman Township PA | 3,455 | $80K | 4.5% | 7.0% | 5% | B− |
| 2,227 | Silverhill AL | 2,529 | $58K | 5.0% | 0.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,228 | Geneva Township MI | 3,401 | $75K | 11.8% | 2.3% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lehman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work in the towns next to Lehman Township
The biggest share goes to Dallas Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lehman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Township | – | B− | D | 30 min | $79,549 |
| Harveys Lake | under 2% | B− | C | 36 min | $75,510 |
| Lake Township | under 2% | B− | D | 30 min | $88,229 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $122,344 |
| Plymouth Township | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $80,288 |
| Dallas Township | 7% | B | B+ | 29 min | $101,293 |
| Pikes Creek | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ross Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 34 min | $87,697 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pikes Creek: 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 Lehman 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 Lehman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lehman Township?
$79,549 (±$15,370) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lehman Township?
4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lehman Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lehman Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilkes-Barre (13%, 9 mi), Dallas Township (7%, 6 mi), Plains Township (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lehman Township walkable?
Lehman Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lehman Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lehman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lehman 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.