Milroy has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% stay in Milroy for work; outside it, Armagh Township is the main destination (12%, 6 miles). Milroy has 117 jobs for 701 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Milroy apart on work
Milroy is a place people come home to
There are 117 jobs based in Milroy, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Milroy has about 990 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Milroy workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Milroy workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across Pennsylvania. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 701 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Milroy quiets down on a workday
On a workday 691 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 107 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in Milroy on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Milroy’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milroy workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 884 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.
Out of Milroy to work: where people go
Where Milroy clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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 Milroy’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milroy, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 117. 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 Milroy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Milroy’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Milroy and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milroy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milroy | – | — | — | 34 min | $76,492 |
| Church Hill | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Church Hill: 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 Milroy’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 Milroy: questions
What is the median household income in Milroy?
$76,492 (±$18,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milroy?
24.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milroy?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milroy work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Armagh Township (12%, 6 mi), Lewistown (6%, 8 mi), Derry Township (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milroy 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 Milroy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milroy
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.