Free Church · Photo: MrHarman · CC BY-SA 3.0York Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. 25 jobs are based in York Township, and 315 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in York Township; the top destination outside it is Angola (36%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in York Township, in a few figures
York Township is a place people come home to
There are 25 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 410 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
36% of York Township works in Angola
114 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Angola, 8.6 miles away. That’s far more as work in York Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in York Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 314 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where York Township goes to work
Where York Township clocks in
36% of workers
3% 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.
In York Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 25. 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.
Each way, about 25 minutes from York Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 287 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from York Township
About 16% 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.
York Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $76,000 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | B | D | 20 min | $67,361 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$76,000 (±$18,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
6.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Angola (36%, 9 mi), Fort Wayne (7%, 42 mi), Fremont (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around York Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.