Work & commute · Lawrence Park

Work & commute in Lawrence Park, PA

Most working residents leave Lawrence Park for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Erie (40%), Millcreek (13%) and Harborcreek (9%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

119 of 1,724 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,605 Lawrence Park residents head out of town to work, 119 work right here, and 3,427 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawrence Park.

1,605live here, work elsewhere

119live and work here

3,427work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawrence Park goes to work

Erie3.5 mi away

40%689

Millcreek6.7 mi away

13%225

Harborcreek3.2 mi away

9%154

Lawrence Park (in town)right here

7%119

Summit7.5 mi away

5%84

North East10.6 mi away

2%31

North East10.6 mi away

2%28

Wesleyville1.1 mi away

1%23

Pittsburgh118.2 mi away

1%20

Fairview13.9 mi away

1%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%331

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Lawrence Park commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

75%

14%

75%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawrence Park is a job hub

2.06jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawrence Park are

3,546 jobs are based in Lawrence Park. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrence Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lawrence Park

3,546 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)83%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)14%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month7%

Over $3,333 a month89%

Jobs Lawrence Park residents hold

1,724 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−37%

Jobs based in Lawrence Park, 2013 → 2023: 5,669 → 3,546. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.