Jobs and earnings in McMurray, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 26% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Only 2% stay in McMurray for work; outside it, Pittsburgh is the main destination (20%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in McMurray
Home offices are common in McMurray
26% of McMurray workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
McMurray workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in McMurray is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from McMurray
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McMurray workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,543 commuters (the 26% 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.
Most jobs in McMurray are in services
1,252 jobs are based in McMurray.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McMurray, 2013 → 2023: 1,270 → 1,252. 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 McMurray’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McMurray quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,127 residents head out to work, 52 work right here, and 1,200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in McMurray on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from McMurray work
Where McMurray clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
McMurray’s commute, mile by mile
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.
How McMurray compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McMurray workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurray | – | — | — | 31 min | $155,077 |
| Thompsonville | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thompsonville: 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 McMurray’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 McMurray: questions
What is the median household income in McMurray?
$155,077 (±$30,947) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McMurray?
2.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McMurray?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McMurray work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (20%, 12 mi), Peters Township (10%, 1 mi), Cecil Township (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McMurray 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 McMurray, from the people who make the trip.
More of McMurray
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.