Tobyhanna is a medium-sized town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 16,317 people and six associated neighborhoods, Tobyhanna is the 54th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Also of interest is that Tobyhanna has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Tobyhanna telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One downside of living in Tobyhanna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.58 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
In Tobyhanna, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Tobyhanna is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Tobyhanna overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Tobyhanna, 23.84% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tobyhanna in 2022 was $30,746, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,984 for a family of four. However, Tobyhanna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Tobyhanna is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tobyhanna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tobyhanna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tobyhanna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.68% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tobyhanna include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Tobyhanna's cultural character, accounting for 16.34% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Tobyhanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.