Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety98#16/924
Economy60#367/925
Housing18#755/925
Health90#98/925
Healthcare10#830/923
Environment85#134/917
Education72#256/925
Infrastructure56#411/925
Community18#757/925
Leisure & amenities31#641/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Property crime rate · low257 /100k
99/100Pennsylvania 1,324 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Violent crime rate · low50 /100k
99/100Pennsylvania 227 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low7.7 /100k
93/100Pennsylvania 11.2 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · high79.9 yrs
92/100Pennsylvania 77.4 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Hot days · low3 days
91/100Pennsylvania 7 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Poor or fair health · low15.9%
90/100Pennsylvania 17.0%United States 19.9%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Average commute time · high42.3 min
0/100Pennsylvania 26.3 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Dentists · low15 /100k
0/100Pennsylvania 73 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Child care cost burden · high48.4%
1/100Pennsylvania 34.6%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Average weekly wage · low$885
3/100Pennsylvania $1,429United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Primary care physicians · low25 /100k
3/100Pennsylvania 80 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.3 /10k
6/100Pennsylvania 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
58,593 (2020) → 62,808 (2025)
+7.2%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 41% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+41 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
26.9% (2020 & 2021) → 48.4% (2023 & 2024)
+22 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Gyms and fitness centersImproving
0.2 /10k (2020) → 0.3 /10k (2025)
+87%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
38.3 /100k (2021) → 9.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−76%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Violent crime rateImproving
191 /100k (2019) → 50 /100k (2025)
−74%6 yearsUS 369 /100k → 328 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area improved on 13 of 21 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 0 moved within the margin of error and 2 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Commute−4.5 min46.8 min → 42.3 min
Gyms+87%0.2 /10k → 0.3 /10k
Pharmacies+24%1.0 /10k → 1.3 /10k
Rent burden−10 points60.4% → 50.4%
Traffic deaths−36%16.6 /100k → 10.6 /100k

Declined6

Transit use−1.4 points2.8% → 1.4%
Libraries−10%0.4 /10k → 0.3 /10k
Suicides+40%12.9 /100k → 18.0 /100k
Arts & recreation−9.9%4.9 /10k → 4.5 /10k
Grocery stores−6.7%1.4 /10k → 1.3 /10k

All 21 measures

Change of every measure of Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.9 /10k2020	4.5 /10k2025	−9.9%	Declined	14%
Average commute time	46.8 min2015-2019	42.3 min2020-2024	−4.5 min	Improved	100%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%2015-2019	29.7%2020-2024	+2.9 points	Improved	52%
Broadband subscriptions	86.4%2015-2019	91.8%2020-2024	+5.3 points	Improved	10%
Distance to an airport	51 mi2020	60 mi2025	+10 mi	Declined	2%
Drug overdose deaths	41.0 /100k2020	9.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−78%	Improved	98%
Firearm deaths	10.7 /100k2020	7.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−28%	Improved	90%
Grocery stores	1.4 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−6.7%	Declined	30%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.2 /10k2020	0.3 /10k2025	+87%	Improved	94%
High school diploma or higher	93.0%2015-2019	93.2%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Little change	9%
Homicide rate	2.4 /100k2020	2.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−12%	Improved	34%
Income adjusted for local prices	$53,9592019	$67,6702024	+25%	Improved	9%
New business applications	9.3 /1k2020	12.3 /1k2025	+33%	Improved	31%
Pharmacies	1.0 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+24%	Improved	96%
Public libraries	0.4 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−10%	Declined	11%
Public transit commuters	2.8%2015-2019	1.4%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Declined	9%
Rent-burdened households	60.4%2015-2019	50.4%2020-2024	−10 points	Improved	97%
Restaurants and bars	7.5 /10k2020	7.3 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	33%
Suicide rate	12.9 /100k2020	18.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+40%	Declined	11%
Traffic deaths	16.6 /100k2015-2019	10.6 /100k2020-2024	−36%	Improved	97%
Unemployment rate	9.7%2020	5.0%2025	−4.7 points	Improved	90%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area itself moved +4.1 points in standing on average over the same 20 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

60,621 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

24,262 households (±601)

Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k12%2,915
$25k–50k16%3,767
$50k–75k18%4,426
$75k–100k

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

24,262 households (±601)

Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own87%21,116
Rent13%3,146

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

25,901 workers (±745)

Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone72%18,666
Carpool8.5%2,196
Public transit1.4%†370

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Hemlock Farms, PA has 995 employer establishments, 162 for every 10,000 residents (0.65× the US rate of 248), with 9,199 paid employees at an average annual pay of $38,566. The Census Bureau also counts 4,808 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 995; 4,808 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 162; US 248
Paid employees: 9,199
Average annual pay: $38,566; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Hemlock Farms, PA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	77	12.5	0.68×Fewer than typical	1,018	$21,998	29
Ambulatory health care services	70	11.4	0.55×Fewer than typical	391	$47,128	201
Specialty trade contractors	70	11.4	0.73×Fewer than typical	267	$68,581	463
Construction of buildings	56	9.1	1.20×About typical	175	$54,623	256
Lessors of real estate	48	7.8	0.63×Fewer than typical	113	$40,522	574
Full-service restaurants	41	6.7	0.87×About typical	638	$21,940	12
Offices of other health practitioners	33	5.4	0.88×About typical	167	$36,766	115
Services to buildings and dwellings	29	4.7	0.70×Fewer than typical	81	$41,951	279
Automotive repair and maintenance	27	4.4	0.87×About typical	104	$39,481	40
Limited-service restaurants	27	4.4	0.55×Fewer than typical	299	$22,237	7
Gasoline stations	25	4.1	1.25×More than typical	190	$25,063	—
Religious organizations	25	4.1	0.73×Fewer than typical	83	$16,795	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 61,524 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.2M on contracts performed in Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area: $35.31 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $2.2M; −63% vs FY2025
Per resident: $35.31; US $2,007
Sole-source: 24%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.5%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

National Park Service$953.2K43%
Forest Service$667.9K30%
Federal Highway Administration$412.2K19%
Offices, Boards and Divisions$172.7K7.8%
U.S. Geological Survey$11.6K0.5%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

2.8MFY2017
3.8MFY2018
4.7MFY2019
2.4MFY2020
10.3MFY2021
5.3MFY2022
4.7MFY2023
3.4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors · 2381$380.3K17%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$330.1K15%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$283.9K13%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$234.6K11%
Basic chemical manufacturing · 3251$210.6K9.5%

Largest awards

NP DEWA 10(6), 218(2) THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE REPLACEMENT OF DINGMANS FALLS ACCESS BRIDGE #1 AND THE REHABILITATION OF VANCAMPENS GLEN BRIDGE. THE DINGMANS FALLS ROAD (NPS ROUTE 218) AND DINGMANS FALLS ACCESS BRIDGE #1 WORK INCLUDES THE REPLACEM$4.5M
KYLE CONTI CONSTRUCTION LLC· Pike County, PA· Construction & real property· Dec 12, 2024 – Sep 23, 2026· 693C7325C000002
DEWA REPLACE HVAC SYSTEM PEIRCE HOUSE$940.7K
BINARY EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGIES LLC· Pike County, PA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 25, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026· 140P4524C0038
GREY TOWERS PHYSICAL SECURITY UPGRADE & CABLING RESTRUCTURE: PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: OCT. 1, 2025 - JUNE 6, 2026$562.1K
KITUWAH SERVICES, LLC· Pike County, PA· Equipment maintenance· Sep 26, 2025 – Aug 12, 2026· 12760425P0034

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $485.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area: $7,726 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $485.3M; +0% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,726; US $12,975
Loan face value: $15.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$330.2M68%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$54.5M11%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$41.5M8.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$22.4M4.6%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$7.5M1.6%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$7.5M1.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$7.2M1.5%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$4.4M0.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$18.1M3.7%
HARRISBURG, PA
DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT$746.3K0.2%
MILFORD, PA
EPLUS TECHNOLOGY, INC.$374.4K0.1%
HERNDON, VA
PENTELEDATA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP I$146.8K0.0%
PALMERTON, PA
GUYETTE COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$414.3M85%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$46.9M9.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$18.1M3.7%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$4.4M0.9%
Department of Education$746.3K0.2%

Assistance by fiscal year

363.9MFY2021
493.2MFY2022
524.5MFY2023
442.7MFY2024
485.2MFY2025
485.3MFY2026

County aggregates

96%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Hemlock Farms, PA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Pike CountyCentral county7362,808

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Hemlock FarmsPrincipal city3,392

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Areas based in Pennsylvania, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Hemlock Farms, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Hemlock Farms, PA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined6

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought