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Jobs & commute in York

York has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in York for work; outside it, Morenci is the main destination (42%, 13 miles). York has 5 jobs; 215 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Arizona 18%).

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

What stands out · In brief

Jobs and commuting in York: the gist

York is a place people come home to

There are 5 jobs based in York, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday York has about 190 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

42% of York works in Morenci

91 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Morenci, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in York itself. The commute map ↓

Few York workers work from home

Only 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓

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; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

In and out of York on a workday

On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

214live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday190
400live here− 210head out to work+ 4come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in York on a workday afternoon, 53% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Where the trip to work from York ends

Duncan: 28 residents work here (13%)Thatcher: 4 residents work here (2%)Pima: 3 residents work here (1%)Safford: 10 residents work here (5%)Clifton: 7 residents work here (3%)Tucson: 7 residents work here (3%)Scottsdale: 3 residents work here (1%)BuckeyePhoenix: 10 residents work here (5%)Morenci: 91 residents work here (42%)YorkWhiteriver: 3 residents work here (1%)AnnandaleMorenciDuncanSaffordPhoenixCliftonTucsonYork
1
Morenci12.7 mi away
42%91
2
Duncan13.1 mi away
13%28
3
Safford29.7 mi away
5%10
4
Phoenix173.3 mi away
5%10
5
Clifton9.4 mi away
3%7
6
Tucson110.9 mi away
3%7
7
Thatcher33.9 mi away
2%4
8
Pima37.7 mi away
1%3
9
Scottsdale162.8 mi away
1%3
10
Whiteriver77.6 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%49
The top trips

Where York 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in York

Working from home
0%

of York workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How York gets to work
95%Drive alone
5%Carpool

Share of the 138 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Arizona: 82% 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 jobs

In York, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in YorkJobs York residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%47%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices100%40%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less80%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%20%
Over $3,333 a month0%69%

Who does it

29 or younger60%20%
30 to 540%55%
55 and older40%24%

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 York’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from York

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMorenci: 42% · 12.7 miDuncan: 13% · 13.1 miSafford: 5% · 29.7 miPhoenix: 5% · 173.3 miClifton: 3% · 9.4 miTucson: 3% · 110.9 miThatcher: 2% · 33.9 miPima: 1% · 37.7 miScottsdale: 1% · 162.8 miWhiteriver: 1% · 77.6 miMorenci 42%Duncan 13%Safford 5%Clifton 3%York
YorkTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi9 residents
60%10–24 mi128 residents
11%25–50 mi23 residents
25%Over 50 mi53 residents

About 25% 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.

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 York: questions

What is the median household income in York?

$83,097 (±$17,385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in York?

20.1%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in York work?

<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morenci (42%, 13 mi), Duncan (13%, 13 mi), Safford (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around York without a car?

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

Commuter talk

Getting to work from York, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of York

York home →

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.