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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tobyhanna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. One downside of living in Tobyhanna is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Tobyhanna, the average commute to work is 34.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. 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 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.
