Isaac Meier Homestead · Photo: JoeRed · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Myerstown (6.5%) is higher than in 78% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. For jobs and income Myerstown is better than 44% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (A−). About one in ten work in Myerstown itself; outside it, South Lebanon Township draws the most (8%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Myerstown apart on work
Myerstown trades workers with the towns around it
Myerstown has about as many jobs (1,710) as working residents (1,457), but they are mostly different people: 1,310 residents leave for work each day while 1,563 people come in. Only 9% of the jobs in Myerstown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Myerstown makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Myerstown are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Myerstown residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Myerstown
Job access by car holds Myerstown’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Myerstown could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Myerstown
On a workday 1,310 residents head out to work, 147 work right here, and 1,563 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
In Myerstown, 57% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,710 jobs are based in Myerstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Myerstown, 2014 → 2024: 1,520 → 1,710. 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 Myerstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The places Myerstown commutes to
Where Myerstown clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Myerstown’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Myerstown workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,230 commuters (the 12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Myerstown
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.
Myerstown is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,401 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.7% of Myerstown households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Myerstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Myerstown ranks: 2,562nd of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 18 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 34 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 7% | A+ |
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| 59 | West Pikeland Township PA | 4,045 | $226K | 0.9% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,560 | Perry NY | 3,546 | $63K | 9.9% | 2.4% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,561 | Oakwood OH | 3,436 | $68K | 21.0% | 4.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,562 | Myerstown PA | 3,157 | $59K | 7.1% | 6.5% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,563 | Dodson Township OH | 2,587 | $70K | 8.9% | 3.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,564 | Victor ID | 2,589 | $77K | 14.2% | 1.0% | 10% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Myerstown, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
Myerstown and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myerstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myerstown | – | C+ | A− | 29 min | $59,057 |
| West Myerstown | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Myerstown: 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 Myerstown’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 Myerstown: questions
What is the median household income in Myerstown?
$59,057 (±$13,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Myerstown?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Myerstown?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Myerstown work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Lebanon Township (8%, 6 mi), Jackson Township (6%, 1 mi), Lebanon (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Myerstown walkable?
Myerstown is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Myerstown 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 Myerstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myerstown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.