Myerstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,102 people and three associated neighborhoods, Myerstown is the 480th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Myerstown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Myerstown is a blue-collar town, with 38.09% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Myerstown is a borough of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Myerstown who work in office and administrative support (11.94%), sales jobs (11.73%), and healthcare (11.58%). A relatively large number of people in Myerstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.42% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Myerstown is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.81 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small borough, Myerstown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Myerstown, just 9.14% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Myerstown in 2022 was $28,632, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,528 for a family of four. However, Myerstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Myerstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Myerstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Myerstown include German, English, Irish, Pennsylvania German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Myerstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.