About half of Millersville’s working residents commute to Nashville
Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns. Only 1% stay in Millersville for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (45%, 16 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, where Tennessee has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Millersville in brief
Millersville makes and builds things
49% of the jobs based in Millersville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Millersville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
Millersville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Millersville went from 627 in 2013 to 1,024 in 2023, +63%. The jobs ↓
The quickest commute around
Millersville’s 22-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 25 to 35 minutes. Next door ↓
Millersville empties out on a workday
About 4,400 people are in Millersville on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 6,400 who live here: 3,000 head out to work and 980 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Millersville’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Millersville is better than 54% of U.S. towns, #63 of 177 in Tennessee. Job access by car holds Millersville’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Millersville could be anywhere from C to A.
Factories, building and farms: 49% of the jobs in Millersville
1,024 jobs are based in Millersville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millersville, 2013 → 2023: 627 → 1,024. 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 Millersville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Millersville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 3,028 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 979 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Millersville on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.33 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Millersville’s residents
Where Millersville clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Millersville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millersville workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,472 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Tennessee: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Millersville to work
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 commute in Millersville is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millersville is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #150 of 177 in Tennessee. Both inputs place Millersville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,022 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Millersville households have no vehicle (Tennessee 5.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Millersville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Millersville next to U.S. towns of 4,500 to 8,700: 1,725th of 3,306 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 8 | Oak Hill TN | 4,581 | $216K | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 319 | Harrison TN | 8,011 | $89K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 352 | Tellico Village TN | 7,414 | $107K | 3.3% | 1.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,723 | Deerfield Township MI | 5,802 | $72K | 8.9% | 2.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,724 | Meredith NH | 6,854 | $87K | 7.7% | 3.7% | 23% | B− |
| 1,725 | Millersville TN | 6,438 | $72K | 10.5% | 5.4% | 1% | B− |
| 1,726 | Nolanville TX | 7,983 | $72K | 13.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B− |
| 1,727 | Kewaskum WI | 4,561 | $94K | 10.8% | 6.0% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,306 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Millersville, the top three, the last and three more from Tennessee.
Work next door: 54% of Millersville’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millersville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millersville | – | B− | C− | 22 min | $71,789 |
| Nashville | 45% | B | A− | 25 min | $77,853 |
| Goodlettsville | 7% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $70,758 |
| Ridgetop | under 2% | B+ | C | 28 min | $85,063 |
| White House | 2% | A− | C | 35 min | $90,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nashville. Darker towns draw more of Millersville’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 Millersville: questions
What is the median household income in Millersville?
$71,789 (±$15,210) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millersville?
10.5%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millersville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Tennessee and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millersville work?
1% work in town.
Is Millersville walkable?
Millersville is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millersville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millersville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millersville
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. 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.