Scores by category

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

Safety97#25/924
Economy60#366/925
Housing48#486/925
Health80#187/925
Healthcare72#263/923
Environment38#567/917
Education30#651/925
Infrastructure31#637/925
Community76#220/925
Leisure & amenities14#794/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Mammography screening · high65.0%
100/100Pennsylvania 51.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Premature death · low4,879 /100k
99/100Pennsylvania 7,952 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high55.0%
97/100Pennsylvania 52.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low6.8 /100k
96/100Pennsylvania 19.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Life expectancy · high80.7 yrs
96/100Pennsylvania 77.4 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Injury deaths · low64 /100k
93/100Pennsylvania 98 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

New business applications · low7.4 /1k
5/100Pennsylvania 12.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Broadband subscriptions · low80.3%
5/100Pennsylvania 89.7%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Some college · low46.3%
5/100Pennsylvania 67.5%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Arts, entertainment and recreation · low1.9 /10k
8/100Pennsylvania 4.6 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Job growth · low-2.6%
9/100Pennsylvania -0.1%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Adult smoking · high19.2%
13/100Pennsylvania 15.6%United States 16.1%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

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

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 36% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+36 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
14.5 /100k (2021) → 6.8 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−53%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
5.0 /1k (2020) → 7.4 /1k (2025)
+47%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Violent crime rateWorsening
95 /100k (2019) → 137 /100k (2025)
+44%6 yearsUS 369 /100k → 328 /100k
Grocery storesImproving
1.2 /10k (2020) → 1.7 /10k (2025)
+41%5 yearsUS 1.7 /10k → 1.7 /10k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
20.5% (2020 & 2021) → 28.7% (2023 & 2024)
+8.1 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%

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, Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area improved on 14 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 8 moved within the margin of error and 3 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 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Commute−3.7 min21.5 min → 17.9 min
Grocery stores+41%1.2 /10k → 1.7 /10k
Homicides−100%3.0 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Pharmacies+18%1.4 /10k → 1.7 /10k
Poverty−2.9 points11.8% → 9.0%

Declined4

Restaurants−21%7.5 /10k → 5.9 /10k
Arts & recreation−27%2.6 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Gyms−40%1.2 /10k → 0.7 /10k
Traffic deaths+20%9.8 /100k → 11.8 /100k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.6 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−27%	Declined	3%
Average commute time	21.5 min2015-2019	17.9 min2020-2024	−3.7 min	Improved	99%
Average weekly wage	$9582020	$1,1742025	+23%	Improved	42%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%2015-2019	26.5%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Broadband subscriptions	73.7%2015-2019	80.3%2020-2024	+6.7 points	Improved	20%
Child poverty rate	13.7%2015-2019	10.3%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Improved	63%
Distance to an airport	55 mi2020	55 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	16.5 /100k2020	6.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−59%	Improved	90%
Effective property tax rate	1.28%2015-2019	1.18%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Firearm deaths	8.9 /100k2020	8.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−6.7%	Improved	60%
Grocery stores	1.2 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+41%	Improved	96%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	−40%	Declined	7%
High school diploma or higher	86.8%2015-2019	86.2%2020-2024	−0.6 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Home price to income ratio	3.2×2015-2019	3.1×2020-2024	−0.0×	Within the margin of error	96%
Homicide rate	3.0 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,9302019	$61,7632024	+29%	Improved	28%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.4742020-2024	+0.017	Within the margin of error	17%
Median household income	$59,3992015-2019	$76,4042020-2024	+29%	Improved	58%
New business applications	5.0 /1k2020	7.4 /1k2025	+47%	Improved	52%
Pharmacies	1.4 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	93%
Poverty rate	11.8%2015-2019	9.0%2020-2024	−2.9 points	Improved	85%
Public libraries	0.7 /10k2019	0.7 /10k2024	+4.4%	Little change	85%
Rent as share of income	28.7%2015-2019	28.7%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Rent-burdened households	46.5%2015-2019	47.5%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Restaurants and bars	7.5 /10k2020	5.9 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	3%
Suicide rate	12.7 /100k2020	13.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+4.7%	Little change	50%
Traffic deaths	9.8 /100k2015-2019	11.8 /100k2020-2024	+20%	Declined	28%
Unemployment rate	7.3%2020	4.1%2025	−3.2 points	Improved	56%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	12.2%2015-2019	12.8%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	26%

“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 Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lewisburg, 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, Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area itself moved +1.5 points in standing on average over the same 28 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

42,456 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 men (+1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

42,456 residents

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

White86%36,495
Black5.7%2,404
Hispanic or Latino5.1%2,147

Education

29,150 residents (±136)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma14%4,037
High school or GED41%12,023
Some college10%3,023

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

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

Household income

14,546 households (±327)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k13%1,857
$25k–50k20%2,861
$50k–75k17%2,405
$75k–100k14%2,048
$100k–150k20%2,892
$150k–200k8.5%1,239
$200k or more8.6%1,244

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−7.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

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

Owners and renters

14,546 households (±327)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own72%10,520
Rent28%4,026

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

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

Rent paid

3,717 households (±378)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75026%959
$750–1,00028%1,023
$1,000–1,50031%1,163

Home values

10,520 homes (±397)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k20%2,122
$150k–250k33%3,480
$250k–400k31%3,258

Age of homes

16,205 homes (±140)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later5.5%892
2000–20099.3%1,501
1980–199927%4,352

Size of homes

16,205 homes (±140)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Studio2.0%†331
1 bedroom7.0%1,135
2 bedrooms23%3,651

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

17,086 workers (±591)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone70%11,890
Carpool7.0%1,199
Public transit0.2%†28
Walk11%1,949
Bike1.8%†306
Work from home9.0%1,536
Other1.0%†178

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−4.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

15,550 workers (±606)

Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min46%7,126
15–29 min37%5,731
30–44 min12%1,839

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

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 Lewisburg, 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.

Lewisburg, PA has 960 employer establishments, 228 for every 10,000 residents (0.92× the US rate of 248), with 16,233 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,784. The Census Bureau also counts 3,103 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 960; 3,103 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 228; US 248
Paid employees: 16,233
Average annual pay: $51,784; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	106	25.1	1.21×About typical	1,097	$108,178	129
Specialty trade contractors	72	17.1	1.10×About typical	424	$67,215	331
Restaurants and other eating places	65	15.4	0.84×About typical	1,175	$19,528	12
Religious organizations	52	12.3	2.22×More than typical	232	$18,948	—
Offices of physicians	49	11.6	1.79×More than typical	638	$141,627	30
Limited-service restaurants	30	7.1	0.89×About typical	557	$17,399	7
Personal care services	29	6.9	1.44×More than typical	98	$31,286	62
Full-service restaurants	26	6.2	0.80×About typical	510	$20,890	4
Offices of other health practitioners	26	6.2	1.01×About typical	162	$43,963	64
Beauty salons	24	5.7	2.28×More than typical	77	$31,000	39
Banks and credit unions	23	5.5	1.69×More than typical	216	$64,750	—
Building equipment contractors	22	5.2	0.87×About typical	183	$71,120	61

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 42,185 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 $9.2M on contracts performed in Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area: $217 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $9.2M; +255% vs FY2025
Per resident: $217; US $1,995
Sole-source: 5.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 33%; US 8.8%

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

Top buying agencies

Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$9M99%
Defense Logistics Agency$55.6K0.6%
Federal Prison Industries / Unicor$30.1K0.3%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$27.5K0.3%
National Institute of Standards and Technology$23.3K0.3%

Top recipients

NAPHCARE LLC$4.7M51%
CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC.$894.9K9.8%
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC$719.7K7.8%
SERVIAM CONSTRUCTION LLC$432K4.7%
MCKESSON CORPORATION$340.7K3.7%

Spending by fiscal year

21.4MFY2017
24.4MFY2018
16.8MFY2019
6.8MFY2020
9.5MFY2021
5.4MFY2022
7.9MFY2023
4M

Top industries (NAICS)

General medical and surgical hospitals · 6221$4.9M54%
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution · 2211$919.2K10%
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing · 3159$614.9K6.7%
Other food manufacturing · 3119$548.5K6.0%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$432K4.7%
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing · 3254$344.2K

Largest awards

FCI LEWISBURG ORDER FOR VARIOUS MEDICAL SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER DOCUMENT CREATED UNDER ADA GUIDELINES FUNDING ADDED AFTER CONCLUSION OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN$1.9M
NAPHCARE LLC· Union County, PA· Health & medical· Oct 31, 2025 – Apr 6, 2026· 15B20726P00000006
FCI LEWISBURG - TASK ORDER OUTSIDE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INSTITUTION CONTRACT NUMBER 15BCMS26D20700003 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 04-01-26 TO 04-30-26$1.5M
NAPHCARE LLC· Union County, PA· Health & medical· Apr 6, 2026 – Aug 7, 2026· 15B20726F00000080
FCI LEWISBURG GENERAL OUTSIDE MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH FY26 CONTRACT # 15BCMS26D20700003 CONTRACT ACTIVE BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2026$1.2M
NAPHCARE LLC· Union County, PA· Health & medical· Mar 9, 2026 – Sep 9, 2026· 15B20726F00000076

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 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 $246M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area: $5,815 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $246M; −0.2% vs FY2025
Per resident: $5,815; US $12,975
Loan face value: $5.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.8%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$171.1M70%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$16.2M6.6%

Counties in Lewisburg, 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.

Union CountyCentral county6442,313

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

LewisburgPrincipal city5,257

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 2026-09-29
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

Improved14

Declined4

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

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to 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

Counties in Lewisburg, 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

Improved14

Declined4

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought