Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Shiloh
Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. Only 5% work in Shiloh; the top destination outside it is York (14%, 3 miles). 5,844 jobs are based in Shiloh for 5,127 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Shiloh
Shiloh trades workers with the towns around it
Shiloh has about as many jobs (5,844) as working residents (5,127), but they are mostly different people: 4,873 residents leave for work each day while 5,590 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Shiloh are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Shiloh has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Shiloh went from 4,033 in 2013 to 5,844 in 2023, +45%. The jobs ↓
Shiloh draws workers from far and wide
The 5,844 jobs in Shiloh are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 36%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Shiloh
65% of Shiloh residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Shiloh pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who commutes out of Shiloh, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,873 residents head out to work, 254 work right here, and 5,590 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 (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Shiloh’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shiloh, 2013 → 2023: 4,033 → 5,844. 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 Shiloh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Shiloh work
Where Shiloh clocks in
14% 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.
Getting to work from Shiloh takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shiloh workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,880 commuters (the 15% 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 Shiloh goes to work
About 15% 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.
The towns next door employ 21% of Shiloh
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shiloh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | – | — | — | 25 min | $94,324 |
| Weigelstown | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Dover Township | 1% | A− | C | 28 min | $81,452 |
| Manchester Township | 6% | A− | B | 22 min | $95,903 |
| York | 14% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $48,420 |
Same-state neighbors only. Weigelstown: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to York. Darker towns draw more of Shiloh’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 Shiloh: questions
What is the median household income in Shiloh?
$94,324 (±$17,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shiloh?
1.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shiloh?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shiloh work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (14%, 3 mi), West Manchester Township (13%, 2 mi), Springettsbury Township (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shiloh without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shiloh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shiloh
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.