Where Montandon earns its living
Montandon has 211 jobs, and 367 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. 11% of workers work from home (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Montandon at work: what stands out
The daily trip from Montandon: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Montandon workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 277 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of Montandon, and who commutes in
On a workday 356 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Montandon on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Milton
Where Montandon clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
57% of the jobs in Montandon make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Montandon, 2014 → 2024: 156 → 211. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Montandon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Montandon
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 12% of Montandon
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Milton. Darker towns draw more of Montandon’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 2024, 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 Montandon: questions
What is the median household income in Montandon?
$52,500 (±$5,929) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Montandon?
26.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Montandon?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Montandon work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Milton (12%, 2 mi), Mahoning Township (8%, 13 mi), West Chillisquaque Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Montandon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Montandon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Montandon
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.