McConnell House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Households in McConnellsburg earn less than those in 97% of U.S. towns
5% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 22.2% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania. McConnellsburg grades D− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from McConnellsburg, in brief
McConnellsburg and Ayr Township trade workers both ways
Ayr Township is the top workplace for McConnellsburg residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in McConnellsburg come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside McConnellsburg
62% of McConnellsburg residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in McConnellsburg pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from McConnellsburg are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for McConnellsburg
On income, poverty and job access, McConnellsburg is better than 4% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds McConnellsburg’s grade up (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($36,875, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (2.0%) is left out: McConnellsburg’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, McConnellsburg could be anywhere from D− to D.
19% of working residents work in Ayr Township
Where McConnellsburg clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The 520 jobs based in McConnellsburg
520 jobs are based in McConnellsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McConnellsburg, 2013 → 2023: 495 → 520. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McConnellsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from McConnellsburg: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McConnellsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 408 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in McConnellsburg: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 437 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 489 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The distance from McConnellsburg to work
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In McConnellsburg, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 428 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 13.2% of McConnellsburg households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McConnellsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where McConnellsburg sits among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 16% | A+ |
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| 13 | Rose Valley PA | 1,017 | $247K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Bradford Woods PA | 1,126 | $153K | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,484 | Junction City CA | 1,190 | $48K | 16.1% | 4.3% | 6% | D− |
| 3,485 | Nunda NY | 1,155 | $55K | 32.1% | 3.6% | 11% | D− |
| 3,486 | McConnellsburg PA | 1,112 | $37K | 22.2% | 2.0% | 7% | D− |
| 3,487 | Sheldon Township IL | 1,177 | $48K | 17.8% | 16.7% | 3% | D− |
| 3,488 | Jackson Township MO | 1,221 | $55K | 20.9% | 7.5% | 4% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of McConnellsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Work next door: 25% of McConnellsburg’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ayr Township (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McConnellsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnellsburg | – | D− | A+ | 16 min | $36,875 |
| Todd Township | 6% | C+ | C− | 23 min | $74,485 |
| Ayr Township | 19% | C | C | 28 min | $61,818 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McConnellsburg’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in McConnellsburg: questions
What is the median household income in McConnellsburg?
$36,875 (±$6,341) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McConnellsburg?
22.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McConnellsburg?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McConnellsburg work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ayr Township (19%, 5 mi), Todd Township (6%, 4 mi), Chambersburg (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McConnellsburg walkable?
McConnellsburg is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.6 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McConnellsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McConnellsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of McConnellsburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.