With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of York Township works elsewhere
15 jobs are based in York Township, and 169 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in York Township; the top destination outside it is Marshall (24%, 13 miles). 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of York Township
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of York Township: the destinations
Where York Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in York Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 15. 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 York Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from York Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region York Township works
About 24% 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.
Around York Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $89,167 |
| Darwin Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Melrose Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hutsonville Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Darwin Township and Melrose Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hutsonville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of York Township’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 York Township: questions
What is the median household income in York Township?
$89,167 (±$34,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
2.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marshall (24%, 13 mi), Terre Haute (14%, 22 mi), Casey (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around York Township 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of York Township
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.