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. 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. In Tobyhanna, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Tobyhanna is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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. 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.
