Residents of the borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.03 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small borough, Tunkhannock does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Tunkhannock is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.21% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tunkhannock in 2022 was $33,253, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,012 for a family of four. However, Tunkhannock contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Tunkhannock home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tunkhannock residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tunkhannock include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Tunkhannock is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
