Work & commute · Lawrence

Work & commute in Lawrence, PA

About one in 4 of Lawrence’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Clearfield (13%), Bradford (5%) and DuBois (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

644 of 2,754 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 2,110 Lawrence residents head out of town to work, 644 work right here, and 3,804 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lawrence.

2,110live here, work elsewhere

644live and work here

3,804work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lawrence goes to work

Lawrence (in town)right here

23%644

Clearfield4.4 mi away

13%346

Bradford8.1 mi away

5%128

DuBois15.8 mi away

3%95

Sandy14.8 mi away

3%85

Curwensville8.4 mi away

2%66

College38.2 mi away

2%60

Decatur15.9 mi away

2%42

Altoona39.9 mi away

1%31

Pittsburgh91.1 mi away

1%31

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,226

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

How far

How far Lawrence commutes

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

45%

14%

18%

23%

45%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lawrence is a job hub

1.62jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lawrence are

4,448 jobs are based in Lawrence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lawrence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lawrence

4,448 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Lawrence residents hold

2,754 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−5%

Jobs based in Lawrence, 2013 → 2023: 4,701 → 4,448. 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.