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.Unlike some towns, Tobyhanna isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Tobyhanna are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tobyhanna is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tobyhanna who work in management occupations (11.61%), office and administrative support (9.88%), and sales jobs (9.81%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Tobyhanna, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Even though Tobyhanna is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Tobyhanna citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.84% of adults in Tobyhanna 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. Tobyhanna also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.34%. The most common language spoken in Tobyhanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
