McKnightstown has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in McKnightstown; the top destination outside it is Gettysburg (9%, 6 miles). McKnightstown has 34 jobs, and 182 of its residents work somewhere. 17% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McKnightstown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in McKnightstown on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of McKnightstown to work: where people go
Where McKnightstown clocks in
9% 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.
What McKnightstown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKnightstown, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 34. 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 McKnightstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McKnightstown
of McKnightstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 17% 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 far it is to work from McKnightstown
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to McKnightstown
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKnightstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKnightstown | – | — | — | — | $116,250 |
| Cashtown | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cashtown: 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 McKnightstown’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 McKnightstown: questions
What is the median household income in McKnightstown?
$116,250 (±$83,240) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKnightstown?
0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McKnightstown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gettysburg (9%, 6 mi), Chambersburg (7%, 18 mi), Franklin Township (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McKnightstown without a car?
0% 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 McKnightstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKnightstown
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.