Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0McHenry Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
8 jobs are based in McHenry Township for 55 working residents. Only 2% work in McHenry Township; the top destination outside it is Williamsport (16%, 25 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of McHenry Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 73 people are in McHenry Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Where McHenry Township goes to work
Where McHenry Township clocks in
16% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McHenry Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 8. 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 McHenry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from McHenry Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McHenry Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 0% 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.
How many miles McHenry Township commutes
About 35% 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.
McHenry Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brown Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McHenry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $66,250 |
| Gallagher Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Chapman Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Grugan Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Brown Township | 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Cummings Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gallagher Township, Grugan Township, Brown Township, Cummings Township and Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Chapman Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McHenry Township’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 McHenry Township: questions
What is the median household income in McHenry Township?
$66,250 (±$32,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McHenry Township?
5.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McHenry Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McHenry Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (16%, 25 mi), Lock Haven (7%, 20 mi), Castanea Township (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McHenry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McHenry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McHenry Township
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.