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Jobs & commute in Millerton

Millerton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Pennsylvania has 16%. 14 jobs are based in Millerton; 134 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Millerton itself; outside it, Elmira draws the most (12%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Millerton

On a workday 134 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

134live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night420
Workday300
420live here− 130head out to work+ 14come in to work= 300on a workday

About 300 people are in Millerton on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Millerton to work: where people go

Corning: 11 residents work here (8%)Elmira: 16 residents work here (12%)New York: 3 residents work here (2%)LawrencevilleMansfield: 7 residents work here (5%)SayreElklandWellsboro: 5 residents work here (4%)LindleyHanoverCorning: 5 residents work here (4%)Erwin: 11 residents work here (8%)Richmond Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Lawrence Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Nelson TownshipWestfield TownshipJackson Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Chatham TownshipMillertonElmiraCorningErwinMansfieldLawrence TownshipWellsboroMillerton
1
Elmira, NY9.9 mi away
12%16
2
Corning, NY12.7 mi away
8%11
3
Erwin, NY14.7 mi away
8%11
4
Mansfield14.4 mi away
5%7
5
Lawrence Township10.1 mi away
4%6
6
Wellsboro25.1 mi away
4%5
7
Corning, NY11.9 mi away
4%5
8
Jackson Township4.4 mi away
4%5
93%4
10
New York City, NY180.6 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%61
The top trips

Where Millerton clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Millerton, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in MillertonJobs Millerton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms36%22%
Trade, transport & utilities21%26%
Services: health, schools, offices43%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%25%
Over $3,333 a month21%63%

Who does it

29 or younger7%16%
30 to 5443%54%
55 and older50%29%
−50%

Jobs based in Millerton, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 14. 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 Millerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Millerton: about 35 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
270 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Millerton35 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Millerton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Millerton gets to work
90%Drive alone
8%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 210 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.

How far

How far Millerton goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miElmira: 12% · 9.9 miCorning: 8% · 12.7 miErwin: 8% · 14.7 miMansfield: 5% · 14.4 miLawrence Township: 4% · 10.1 miWellsboro: 4% · 25.1 miCorning: 4% · 11.9 miJackson Township: 4% · 4.4 miRichmond Township: 3% · 15 miNew York City: 2% · 180.6 miElmira 12%Corning 8%Erwin 8%Mansfield 5%Lawrence Township 4%Millerton
MillertonTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi21 residents
56%10–24 mi75 residents
5%25–50 mi7 residents
23%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 23% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Millerton: questions

What is the median household income in Millerton?

$75,455 (±$27,587) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Millerton?

4.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Millerton?

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 Millerton work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elmira (12%, 10 mi), Corning (8%, 13 mi), Erwin (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Millerton 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 Millerton, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Millerton

Millerton home →

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.