One downside of living in Tobyhanna, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.79 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
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: 22.29% of adults in Tobyhanna have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Tobyhanna in 2018 was $29,619, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,476 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 28.38% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tobyhanna include Italian, German, Irish, Jamaican, and English.
Tobyhanna also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.64%.
The most common language spoken in Tobyhanna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
