Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Mill Creek works elsewhere
There are 11 jobs in Mill Creek for 109 working residents. Hardly any work in Mill Creek; the top destination outside it is Huntingdon (12%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mill Creek quiets down on a workday
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Mill Creek 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.
The places Mill Creek commutes to
Where Mill Creek clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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 Mill Creek’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mill Creek, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 11. 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 Mill Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Mill Creek: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mill Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Mill Creek commutes less than 17 miles
About 26% 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 in the towns next to Mill Creek
The biggest share goes to Henderson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mill Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek | – | — | — | 35 min | $48,750 |
| Brady Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $73,393 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Henderson Township | 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township and Henderson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mill Creek’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 Mill Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Mill Creek?
$48,750 (±$9,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mill Creek?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mill Creek?
35 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mill Creek work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntingdon (12%, 6 mi), Smithfield Township (10%, 6 mi), Shirley Township (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mill Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mill Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mill Creek
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.