With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of York Township works elsewhere
Employers in York Township report 57 jobs; 563 of its residents have a job. York Township grades C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 2% work in York Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (11%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: York Township in brief
York Township is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in York Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday York Township has about 640 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
York Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside York Township is Cincinnati, OH, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (60) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
York Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 563 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
York Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, York Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds York Township’s grade up (8.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 20% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: York Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, York Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Who works in York Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 554 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Miles to work from York Township
About 20% 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.
The trip to work from York Township: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 503 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Commuting out of York Township: the destinations
Where York Township clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 54% of jobs based in York Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 57. 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.
Getting around York Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, York Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. 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 551 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of York Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of York Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
York Township next to U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500: 1,893rd of 3,771 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
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| 1,891 | New Market AL | 1,314 | $63K | 10.1% | 2.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,892 | Troy Grove Township IL | 1,273 | $85K | 17.7% | 4.1% | 2% | C |
| 1,893 | York Township IN | 1,144 | $71K | 8.8% | 3.8% | 2% | C |
| 1,894 | Center Township MN | 1,053 | $75K | 9.3% | 16.3% | <1% | C |
| 1,895 | Hill NH | 1,048 | $82K | 9.9% | 2.5% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Indiana.
Next door to York Township
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | C | D− | 33 min | $70,588 |
| Manchester Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 34 min | $96,772 |
| Kelso Township | 2% | A− | C− | 30 min | $97,721 |
| Miller Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 29 min | $112,634 |
| Jackson Township | 3% | A | D− | 35 min | $101,406 |
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 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?
$70,588 (±$61,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
8.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (11%, 25 mi), Batesville (8%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is York Township walkable?
York Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
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. 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.