McConnellstown has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in McConnellstown itself; outside it, Huntingdon draws the most (16%, 4 miles). McConnellstown has 260 jobs; 523 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 29 minutes each way; Pennsylvania averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McConnellstown and work: the main findings
McConnellstown and Huntingdon trade workers both ways
Huntingdon is the top workplace for McConnellstown residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in McConnellstown come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few McConnellstown workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 523 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from McConnellstown ends
Where McConnellstown clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from McConnellstown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McConnellstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 727 commuters (the 4% 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.
McConnellstown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 512 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in McConnellstown on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
66% of the jobs in McConnellstown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McConnellstown, 2013 → 2023: 248 → 260. 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 McConnellstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McConnellstown’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to McConnellstown
The biggest share goes to Smithfield Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McConnellstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnellstown | – | — | — | 29 min | $92,404 |
| Smithfield Township | 9% | C | C+ | 23 min | $51,447 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McConnellstown’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 McConnellstown: questions
What is the median household income in McConnellstown?
$92,404 (±$16,772) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McConnellstown?
4.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McConnellstown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McConnellstown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntingdon (16%, 4 mi), Smithfield Township (9%, 2 mi), Porter Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McConnellstown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McConnellstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of McConnellstown
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.