Scores by category

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

Safety78#208/924
Economy16#776/925
Housing63#347/925
Health55#421/925
Healthcare15#783/923
Environment60#368/917
Education30#649/925
Infrastructure16#776/925
Community32#629/925
Leisure & amenities56#409/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
93/100Pennsylvania 4.1 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low7.8 /100k
93/100Pennsylvania 19.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high53.0%
93/100Pennsylvania 52.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high56.0%
92/100Pennsylvania 51.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Hot days · low5 days
84/100Pennsylvania 7 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Firearm deaths · low10.5 /100k
81/100Pennsylvania 11.2 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low22.6%
5/100Pennsylvania 23.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high20.2%
7/100Pennsylvania 15.6%United States 16.1%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New business applications · low7.9 /1k
8/100Pennsylvania 12.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Primary care physicians · low34 /100k
9/100Pennsylvania 80 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Some college · low48.7%
10/100Pennsylvania 67.5%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Income adjusted for local prices · low$54,867
12/100Pennsylvania $72,437United States $73,2042024U.S. Bureau of Economic AnalysisEstimated from related areas or data (see the source notes)Aggregated from counties

Trends

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

Homicide rateImproving
2.6 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 19% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+19 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New homes permittedImproving
0.5 /1k (2021) → 1.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+90%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
20.3% (2020 & 2021) → 36.6% (2023 & 2024)
+16 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
31.6 /100k (2021) → 7.8 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−75%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
4.9 /1k (2020) → 7.9 /1k (2025)
+63%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k

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, Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area improved on 9 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 7. 9 moved within the margin of error and 4 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.

Improved9

Homicides−100%2.9 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Grocery stores+18%1.3 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Overdose deaths−59%18.9 /100k → 7.8 /100k
New businesses+63%4.9 /1k → 7.9 /1k
Unemployment−3.6 points8.4% → 4.8%

Declined7

Uninsured+4.1 points8.6% → 12.7%
Arts & recreation−14%4.0 /10k → 3.4 /10k
Gyms−26%1.1 /10k → 0.8 /10k
Restaurants−8.5%11.0 /10k → 10.0 /10k
Pharmacies−21%1.3 /10k → 1.1 /10k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	3.4 /10k2025	−14%	Declined	9%
Average commute time	24.1 min2015-2019	23.6 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Within the margin of error	75%
Average weekly wage	$8662020	$1,0492025	+21%	Improved	31%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	32%
Broadband subscriptions	76.7%2015-2019	84.9%2020-2024	+8.1 points	Improved	40%
Child poverty rate	18.1%2015-2019	18.7%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	17%
Distance to an airport	75 mi2020	75 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	18.9 /100k2020	7.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−59%	Improved	90%
Effective property tax rate	1.28%2015-2019	1.08%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	73%
Firearm deaths	9.0 /100k2020	10.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+17%	Declined	27%
Grocery stores	1.3 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+18%	Improved	88%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	−26%	Declined	15%
High school diploma or higher	89.3%2015-2019	90.3%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.2×	Within the margin of error	80%
Homicide rate	2.9 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$45,1692019	$54,8672024	+21%	Improved	1%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4342015-2019	0.4322020-2024	−0.002	Within the margin of error	61%
Median household income	$50,9232015-2019	$60,8162020-2024	+19%	Improved	12%
New business applications	4.9 /1k2020	7.9 /1k2025	+63%	Improved	74%
Pharmacies	1.3 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−21%	Declined	18%
Poverty rate	15.5%2015-2019	14.8%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Public libraries	0.5 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	+1.3%	Little change	73%
Rent as share of income	26.6%2015-2019	27.6%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	37%
Rent-burdened households	41.7%2015-2019	43.4%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	43%
Restaurants and bars	11.0 /10k2020	10.0 /10k2025	−8.5%	Declined	16%
Suicide rate	13.7 /100k2020	15.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+12%	Declined	34%
Traffic deaths	18.0 /100k2015-2019	18.0 /100k2020-2024	−0.1%	Little change	63%
Unemployment rate	8.4%2020	4.8%2025	−3.6 points	Improved	69%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.6%2015-2019	12.7%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Declined	1%

“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 Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lock Haven, 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, Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area itself moved −3 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

37,798 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

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

Household income

15,424 households (±265)

Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k19%2,937
$25k–50k23%3,609
$50k–75k16%2,516

Homes

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

Owners and renters

15,424 households (±265)

Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own72%11,152
Rent28%4,272

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

Table view

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

16,843 workers (±516)

Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone74%12,440
Carpool11%1,911
Public transit0.2%†36

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 Lock Haven, 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.

Lock Haven, PA has 801 employer establishments, 212 for every 10,000 residents (0.85× the US rate of 248), with 10,683 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,801. The Census Bureau also counts 2,147 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 801; 2,147 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 212; US 248
Paid employees: 10,683
Average annual pay: $49,801; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	65	17.2	0.82×About typical	621	$53,775	58
Specialty trade contractors	56	14.8	0.96×About typical	317	$56,322	227
Restaurants and other eating places	54	14.3	0.78×Fewer than typical	829	$17,441	10
Construction of buildings	51	13.5	1.78×More than typical	240	$46,958	101
Religious organizations	33	8.7	1.57×More than typical	159	$16,484	—
Offices of physicians	29	7.7	1.18×About typical	253	$68,447	14
Full-service restaurants	28	7.4	0.96×About typical	357	$17,118	4
Gasoline stations	22	5.8	1.79×More than typical	284	$29,014	—
Limited-service restaurants	21	5.6	0.69×Fewer than typical	408	$17,375	—
Lessors of real estate	20	5.3	0.43×Fewer than typical	85	$42,647	200
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	5	1.00×About typical	51	$43,667	48
Building equipment contractors	19	5	0.83×About typical	161	$48,335	34

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 37,815 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 $19.7M on contracts performed in Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area: $520 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $19.7M; +245% vs FY2025
Per resident: $520; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.7%; US 30%
Single offer: 5.4%; 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

Department of the Army$17.1M87%
Defense Logistics Agency$1.2M6.2%
U.S. Special Operations Command$1M5.1%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$299.5K1.5%

Top recipients

ALLISON PARK CONTRACTORS, INC.$17.1M87%
JERSEY SHORE STEEL CO$1.2M6.2%
COASTAL DEFENSE INC$1M5.1%
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION$129.3K0.7%
TRADE EASTERN, INC$61.2K0.3%

Spending by fiscal year

2.3MFY2017
453.7KFY2018
1.6MFY2019
4.7MFY2020
1MFY2021
277.2KFY2022
279.8KFY2023
3.7MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$17.1M87%
Spring and wire product manufacturing · 3326$1.2M6.2%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$1M5.3%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$98.6K0.5%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$88.2K0.4%
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance · 8112

Largest awards

THE SCOPE OF WORK CONSISTS OF CONSTRUCTING A REINFORCED CONCRETE ROCK ANCHOR WALL ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY, ADJACENT TO KETTLE CREEK ROAD (STATE ROUTE 4001).$17.1M
ALLISON PARK CONTRACTORS, INC.· Clinton County, PA· Construction & real property· Jun 9, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026· W912DR26CA013
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK, THIS AWARD IS A DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACT FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, FINAL DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY ACCESSIBLE, STAND-ALONE GENETICS LABORATORY BUILDING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE EXISTING GENETICS$2.8M
TRADE EASTERN, INC· Clinton County, PA· Construction & real property· Sep 24, 2024 – May 21, 2026· 140FC224C0007
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK, THIS AWARD IS TO PROVIDE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE FEED HOUSE BUILDING AT THE LAMAR FISH TECHNOLOGY CENTER.$2.3M
ERIE AFFILIATES INC· Clinton County, PA

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 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 $245.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area: $6,481 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $245.4M; −3.8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,481; US $12,955
Loan face value: $12.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$156.2M64%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$24.8M10%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$24.4M10.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$13.2M5.4%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$8M3.3%
20.284 · Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (Protect)$2.6M1.0%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$2.2M0.9%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$2M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$8M3.2%
HARRISBURG, PA
CLINTON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY$2.5M1.0%
LOCK HAVEN, PA
CNI SALES, INC.$265.8K0.1%
WORCESTER, PA
THE BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER$262.5K0.1%
RENOVO, PA
OAK GROVE ASSOC$217.5K

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$202.3M82%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$27.6M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$8M3.2%
Department of Transportation
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$2.5M1.0%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Railroad Retirement Board

Assistance by fiscal year

231.4MFY2021
226MFY2022
228.8MFY2023
245.2MFY2024
255MFY2025
245.4MFY2026

County aggregates

94%

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 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Lock Haven, 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.

Clinton CountyCentral county4637,870

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Lock HavenPrincipal city8,447

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

Improved9

Declined7

Metro and micro areas like Lock Haven, 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 Lock Haven, 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

Improved9

Declined7

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 buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type