Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of McSherrystown commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
McSherrystown grades C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. 454 jobs are based in McSherrystown, and 1,557 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, against 16% across Pennsylvania.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McSherrystown and work: the main findings
Commutes from McSherrystown are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Few McSherrystown workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
McSherrystown and Hanover trade workers both ways
Hanover is the top workplace for McSherrystown residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in McSherrystown come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in McSherrystown pay little
31% of the jobs based in McSherrystown pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
McSherrystown is a place people come home to
There are 454 jobs based in McSherrystown, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday McSherrystown has about 2,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in McSherrystown: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, McSherrystown is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #932 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Job access by car holds McSherrystown’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McSherrystown could be anywhere from D to A−.
A commute of about 16 minutes in McSherrystown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McSherrystown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,576 commuters (the 1% 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.
18% of working residents work in Hanover
Where McSherrystown clocks in
18% 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 McSherrystown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McSherrystown, 2013 → 2023: 363 → 454. 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 McSherrystown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of McSherrystown
On a workday 1,533 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 430 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in McSherrystown 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 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles McSherrystown commutes
About 15% 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.
Most trips from McSherrystown start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McSherrystown is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #473 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,590 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.8% of McSherrystown households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McSherrystown’s commuters take a bus or train.
McSherrystown next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300: 3,638th of 4,698 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,636 | Otter Creek Township IL | 2,623 | $84K | 25.1% | 6.3% | 1% | C− |
| 3,637 | Lake City AR | 2,796 | $60K | 12.3% | 7.0% | 3% | C− |
| 3,638 | McSherrystown PA | 3,150 | $61K | 19.3% | 8.2% | 2% | C− |
| 3,639 | Stockton Township IL | 2,209 | $54K | 12.7% | 4.3% | 18% | C− |
| 3,640 | Poultney VT | 2,962 | $73K | 8.9% | 11.8% | 13% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of McSherrystown, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How McSherrystown compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McSherrystown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McSherrystown | – | C− | B | 16 min | $61,159 |
| Midway | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Midway: 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 McSherrystown’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 McSherrystown: questions
What is the median household income in McSherrystown?
$61,159 (±$20,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McSherrystown?
19.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McSherrystown?
16 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McSherrystown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hanover (18%, 2 mi), Penn Township (10%, 3 mi), Conewago Township (6%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McSherrystown walkable?
McSherrystown is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 15.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McSherrystown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McSherrystown, from the people who make the trip.
More of McSherrystown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.