Most of Lemont commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
There are 446 jobs in Lemont; 808 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lemont; the top destination outside it is College Township (37%, 0 miles). Commuters spend 12 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lemont: the gist
Most Lemont residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Lemont are quick
The average trip to work takes 12 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Lemont
70% of Lemont residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in Lemont pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 808 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lemont’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
The trip to work from Lemont: about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lemont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 820 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.
The kinds of work in Lemont
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lemont, 2014 → 2024: 424 → 446. 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 Lemont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lemont quiets down on a workday
On a workday 804 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 442 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lemont on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The towns that employ Lemont’s residents
Where Lemont clocks in
37% of workers
14% 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.
Lemont and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lemont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont | – | — | — | 12 min | $101,526 |
| Houserville | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Houserville: 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 Lemont’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 Lemont: questions
What is the median household income in Lemont?
$101,526 (±$29,885) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lemont?
4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lemont?
12 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lemont work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are College Township (37%, 0 mi), State College (14%, 3 mi), Ferguson Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lemont without a car?
0% 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 Lemont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lemont
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.