Most of McKinley commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in McKinley report 429 jobs for 1,372 working residents. Hardly any work in McKinley itself; outside it, Philadelphia draws the most (34%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 30% of workers, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in McKinley: the gist
Short distances, slow trips
Half of McKinley’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
McKinley and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for McKinley residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in McKinley come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of McKinley works from home
30% of McKinley workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Most McKinley residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
McKinley empties out on a workday
About 1,700 people are in McKinley on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 2,700 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 420 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
About 34 minutes to work from McKinley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKinley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 807 commuters (the 30% 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 towns that employ McKinley’s residents
Where McKinley clocks in
34% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from McKinley
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
McKinley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,364 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 421 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in McKinley on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
McKinley is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinley, 2014 → 2024: 409 → 429. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McKinley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McKinley and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cheltenham Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley | – | — | — | 34 min | $107,067 |
| Elkins Park | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Cheltenham Township | 3% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $109,022 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkins Park: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McKinley’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 2024, 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 McKinley: questions
What is the median household income in McKinley?
$107,067 (±$17,899) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKinley?
14.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKinley?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKinley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (34%, 5 mi), Abington Township (10%, 2 mi), Upper Dublin Township (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McKinley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McKinley, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.