Jobs, pay and the trip to work in McVeytown
Only 2% stay in McVeytown for work; outside it, Derry Township is the main destination (10%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. There are 95 jobs in McVeytown; 132 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McVeytown on a workday afternoon
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in McVeytown on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
Commuting out of McVeytown: the destinations
Where McVeytown clocks in
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.
The kinds of work in McVeytown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McVeytown, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 95. 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 McVeytown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From McVeytown, about 32 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McVeytown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 168 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region McVeytown works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 11% of McVeytown’s workers
The biggest share goes to Oliver Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McVeytown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McVeytown | – | — | — | 32 min | $69,205 |
| Oliver Township | 8% | C | C | 29 min | $62,895 |
| Bratton Township | 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $63,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McVeytown’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 McVeytown: questions
What is the median household income in McVeytown?
$69,205 (±$17,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McVeytown?
5.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McVeytown?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McVeytown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Derry Township (10%, 14 mi), Granville Township (8%, 9 mi), Oliver Township (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McVeytown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McVeytown, from the people who make the trip.
More of McVeytown
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.