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Jobs & commute in Mount Royal

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

0% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Employers in Mount Royal report 10 jobs; 163 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mount Royal for work; outside it, West Manchester Township is the main destination (10%, 8 miles).

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

Day and night

Who works in Mount Royal, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

163live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night250
Workday92
250live here− 160head out to work+ 10come in to work= 92on a workday

About 92 people are in Mount Royal on a workday afternoon, 62% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs 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 Mount Royal to work: where people go

Hanover: 4 residents work here (2%)York: 9 residents work here (6%)Harrisburg: 7 residents work here (4%)Conewago Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Dover Township: 13 residents work here (8%)Jackson Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Washington TownshipWarrington TownshipWest Manchester Township: 17 residents work here (10%)Springettsbury Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Manchester Township: 12 residents work here (7%)East Pennsboro Township: 5 residents work here (3%)Mount RoyalWest Manchester TownshipDover TownshipManchester TownshipYorkHarrisburgSpringettsbury TownshipMount Royal
110%17
2
Dover Township2.6 mi away
8%13
37%12
4
York9.6 mi away
6%9
5
Harrisburg16.4 mi away
4%7
63%5
73%5
8
Hanover16.4 mi away
2%4
92%4
10
Jackson Township8.9 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%83
The top trips

Where Mount Royal 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

Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Mount Royal

Jobs based in Mount RoyalJobs Mount Royal residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%18%
Over $3,333 a month10%71%

Who does it

29 or younger10%16%
30 to 5460%53%
55 and older30%31%
−44%

Jobs based in Mount Royal, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 10. 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 Mount Royal’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 30 minutes to work from Mount Royal

A year of commuting
233 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mount Royal30 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Mount Royal gets to work
73%Drive alone
21%Carpool
7%Walk

Share of the 165 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

Mount Royal’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi30 miWest Manchester Township: 10% · 8.1 miDover Township: 8% · 2.6 miManchester Township: 7% · 7 miYork: 6% · 9.6 miHarrisburg: 4% · 16.4 miSpringettsbury Township: 3% · 11.7 miEast Pennsboro Township: 3% · 17.2 miHanover: 2% · 16.4 miConewago Township: 2% · 5.2 miJackson Township: 2% · 8.9 miWest Manchester Township 10%Dover Township 8%York 6%Harrisburg 4%Mount Royal
Mount RoyalTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi62 residents
41%10–24 mi66 residents
5%25–50 mi8 residents
16%Over 50 mi26 residents

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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Mount Royal and its neighbors

Warrington Township: few work hereWarrington TownshipMount Royal
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownMount Royal workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mount Royal–——30 min$77,446
Warrington Townshipunder 3%AD27 min$77,763

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mount Royal’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Mount Royal: questions

What is the median household income in Mount Royal?

$77,446 (±$17,255) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mount Royal?

4.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mount Royal?

30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mount Royal work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Manchester Township (10%, 8 mi), Dover Township (8%, 3 mi), Manchester Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mount Royal without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mount Royal, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mount Royal

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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.