Jobs, income and commuting in McElhattan, PA
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Only 3% work in McElhattan itself; outside it, Lock Haven draws the most (11%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where McElhattan stands out on work
McElhattan makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in McElhattan are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs McElhattan residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
McElhattan has added jobs fast
Jobs based in McElhattan went from 384 in 2013 to 595 in 2023, +55%. The jobs ↓
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 531 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
McElhattan makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
595 jobs are based in McElhattan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McElhattan, 2013 → 2023: 384 → 595. 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 McElhattan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through McElhattan
On a workday 515 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 579 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 (1.12 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.
Where McElhattan’s working residents head each day
Where McElhattan clocks in
11% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 22 minutes from McElhattan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McElhattan workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 328 commuters (the 9% 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.
The commute from McElhattan, by distance
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.
Next door to McElhattan
The biggest share goes to Pine Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McElhattan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElhattan | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,250 |
| Dunnstable Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pine Creek Township | 2% | C+ | C | 26 min | $58,657 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dunnstable Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McElhattan’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 McElhattan: questions
What is the median household income in McElhattan?
$71,250 (±$24,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McElhattan?
12.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McElhattan?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McElhattan work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lock Haven (11%, 5 mi), Williamsport (7%, 18 mi), Flemington (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McElhattan without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McElhattan, from the people who make the trip.
More of McElhattan
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.