Photo: Asdfghjkl929 · Public domainMore people are out of work in Tobyhanna Township (12.0%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. Tobyhanna Township grades C for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in ten stay in Tobyhanna Township for work; outside it, Pocono Township is the main destination (8%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Tobyhanna Township apart
No single place dominates Tobyhanna Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Pocono Township, gets only 8% of working residents, and 62% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Tobyhanna Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How Tobyhanna Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tobyhanna Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #871 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income holds Tobyhanna Township’s grade up ($90,064, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tobyhanna Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Out of Tobyhanna Township to work: where people go
Where Tobyhanna Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
How many miles Tobyhanna Township commutes
About 35% 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.
Who commutes out of Tobyhanna Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,525 residents head out to work, 322 work right here, and 1,746 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.73 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.
What the 2,068 jobs in Tobyhanna Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tobyhanna Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,754 → 2,068. 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 Tobyhanna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Tobyhanna Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tobyhanna Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,440 commuters (the 15% 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.
Getting around Tobyhanna Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tobyhanna Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #751 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Tobyhanna 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 4,051 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Tobyhanna Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Tobyhanna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Tobyhanna Township is 2,266th among 2,947 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 20 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,264 | La Feria TX | 7,222 | $45K | 25.0% | 3.8% | 6% | C |
| 2,265 | Freeport TX | 10,508 | $61K | 13.7% | 5.7% | 12% | C |
| 2,266 | Tobyhanna Township PA | 8,380 | $90K | 14.3% | 12.0% | 11% | C |
| 2,267 | Avon CO | 6,184 | $89K | 12.2% | 8.1% | 17% | C |
| 2,268 | Monmouth IL | 8,599 | $61K | 17.7% | 3.6% | 43% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,947 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Tobyhanna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Tobyhanna Township and its neighbors: 11% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tobyhanna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobyhanna Township | – | C | C+ | 30 min | $90,064 |
| Kidder Township | under 2% | B− | D | 34 min | $78,854 |
| Buck Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Thornhurst Township | under 2% | C | D− | 38 min | $71,625 |
| Pocono Township | 8% | B− | B | 29 min | $105,181 |
| Coolbaugh Township | 3% | C− | B | 39 min | $82,615 |
| Tunkhannock Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 36 min | $69,700 |
Same-state neighbors only. Buck Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pocono Township. Darker towns draw more of Tobyhanna 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 Tobyhanna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tobyhanna Township?
$90,064 (±$36,715) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tobyhanna Township?
14.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tobyhanna Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tobyhanna Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pocono Township (8%, 12 mi), New York City (5%, 88 mi), Coolbaugh Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Tobyhanna Township walkable?
Tobyhanna Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tobyhanna Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tobyhanna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tobyhanna 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. 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.