Most of Lightstreet commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 29% of workers, the job is at home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. There are 70 jobs in Lightstreet, against 468 working residents. Hardly any work in Lightstreet itself; outside it, Bloomsburg draws the most (11%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lightstreet apart on work
Lightstreet is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Lightstreet, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lightstreet has about 760 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Lightstreet
29% of Lightstreet workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
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; with 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Lightstreet
On a workday 467 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Lightstreet on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Time on the road from Lightstreet: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lightstreet workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the 29% 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 towns that employ Lightstreet’s residents
Where Lightstreet clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 51% of work in Lightstreet
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lightstreet, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 70. 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 Lightstreet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lightstreet
About 18% 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.
How Lightstreet compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lightstreet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightstreet | – | — | — | 25 min | $70,739 |
| Mount Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $91,875 |
| North Centre Township | under 2% | B | C− | 22 min | $76,591 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lightstreet’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 Lightstreet: questions
What is the median household income in Lightstreet?
$70,739 (±$23,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lightstreet?
10.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lightstreet?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lightstreet work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomsburg (11%, 3 mi), Mahoning Township (9%, 11 mi), Scott Township (8%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lightstreet without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lightstreet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lightstreet
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.