Morrisville draws 898 commuters a day, with 2.0 jobs for every working resident
Morrisville has 915 jobs, against 448 working residents. Only 4% work in Morrisville itself; outside it, Franklin Township draws the most (20%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Morrisville, in a few figures
Morrisville is where the jobs are
Morrisville has 915 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,500 people are in town, 43% more than the 1,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Morrisville
67% of Morrisville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Morrisville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Morrisville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Morrisville fell from 1,317 in 2014 to 915 in 2024, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 448 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Morrisville on a workday
On a workday 431 residents head out to work and 17 work right here.
About 1,500 people are in Morrisville on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in Morrisville: what the 915 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrisville, 2014 → 2024: 1,317 → 915. 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 Morrisville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Morrisville’s workers come from
Where Morrisville clocks in
20% 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.
How long Morrisville spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrisville workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 461 commuters (the 17% 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.
Morrisville’s commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Morrisville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Waynesburg (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morrisville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisville | – | — | — | 22 min | $64,306 |
| Waynesburg | 8% | D | A+ | 20 min | $54,050 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morrisville’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 Morrisville: questions
What is the median household income in Morrisville?
$64,306 (±$26,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrisville?
25.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrisville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrisville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (20%, 2 mi), Waynesburg (8%, 1 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Morrisville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrisville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrisville
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.