A job hub: York Township has 2.4 jobs per working resident, and 135,398 people come in to work
The two grades for York Township are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Employers in York Township report 146,041 jobs, and 60,004 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in York Township: the figures worth knowing
York Township is where the jobs are
York Township has 146,041 jobs, 2.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 214,000 people are in town, 67% more than the 128,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
York Township draws workers from far and wide
The 146,041 jobs in York Township are filled from a wide area. York Township’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 26%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
York Township and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for York Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in York Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of York Township’s workers comes from Chicago
22,249 of the people who work in York Township live in Chicago, 15 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind York Township’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds York Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, York Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
In and out of York Township on a workday
On a workday 49,361 residents head out to work and 10,643 work right here.
About 214,000 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 67% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip into York Township
Where York Township clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in York Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2014 → 2024: 130,230 → 146,041. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs York Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from York Township takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 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 50,344 commuters (the 23% 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.
How far it is to work from York Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
York Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, York Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #78 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place York Township 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 64,962 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 74% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 79% 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). 4.7% of York Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of York Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
47th of 305: where York Township ranks among U.S. towns of 90,000 to 173,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 22% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 22% | A+ |
| 3 | Franklin TN | 90,226 | $120K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 30% | A+ |
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| 7 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | Naperville IL | 153,114 | $155K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 17% | A |
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| 23 | Lisle Township IL | 119,740 | $119K | 5.0% | 4.5% | 10% | A |
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| 45 | Livonia MI | 92,603 | $98K | 4.7% | 4.6% | 16% | A |
| 46 | Lee's Summit MO | 107,514 | $103K | 5.7% | 3.8% | 20% | A |
| 47 | York Township IL | 128,137 | $112K | 6.1% | 5.0% | 18% | A− |
| 48 | Edison Township NJ | 109,077 | $125K | 4.7% | 6.2% | 15% | A− |
| 49 | Palatine Township IL | 111,179 | $105K | 7.2% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 305 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 52% | 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 York Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 11% of York Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Elmhurst (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | A− | A | 27 min | $112,233 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | A | A+ | 27 min | $121,087 |
| Downers Grove Township | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $117,335 |
| Addison Township | under 2% | A− | A | 26 min | $90,991 |
| Proviso Township | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $82,097 |
| Villa Park | 2% | A | A | 27 min | $95,015 |
| Oak Brook | 4% | A− | A | 32 min | $175,870 |
| Elmhurst | 5% | A | A+ | 29 min | $149,644 |
| Berkeley | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $85,823 |
| Westmont | under 2% | A− | A | 27 min | $88,090 |
| Hinsdale | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 2024, 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?
$112,233 (±$4,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
6.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (21%, 15 mi), Elmhurst (5%, 3 mi), Lombard (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is York Township walkable?
York Township is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around York Township without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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), 2024, 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.