Photo: Dwight Burdette (User:Deedeebee) · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in York Township top those of 93% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 5.1% of residents, where Michigan as a whole has 13.2%. York Township grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 3% stay in York Township for work; outside it, Ann Arbor is the main destination (18%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in York Township
Nearly all the work in York Township is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
York Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in York Township went from 1,382 in 2011 to 1,929 in 2021, +40%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind York Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, York Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns, #95 of 701 in Michigan. Household income holds York Township’s grade up ($136,909, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, York Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
In York Township, services account for most jobs
1,929 jobs are based in York Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2011 → 2021: 1,382 → 1,929. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs York Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
York Township by day and by night
On a workday 3,523 residents head out to work, 112 work right here, and 1,817 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.53 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The towns that employ York Township’s residents
Where York Township clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
How long York Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,999 commuters (the 21% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Miles to work from York Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how York Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, York Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #544 of 701 in Michigan. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.8% across Michigan, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,773 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.3% of York Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of York Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,300, York Township ranks 565th of 2,855 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
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| 33 | Grosse Pointe Farms MI | 9,735 | $161K | 2.5% | 1.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 563 | Douglas MA | 9,545 | $152K | 4.8% | 4.3% | 6% | A |
| 564 | Bruce Township MI | 10,175 | $118K | 4.7% | 3.6% | 8% | A |
| 565 | York Township MI | 9,130 | $137K | 5.1% | 4.3% | 3% | A |
| 566 | Del Aire CA | 11,115 | $142K | 9.5% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 567 | San Martin CA | 6,954 | $158K | 7.9% | 2.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,855 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Michigan.
The towns around York Township
The biggest share goes to Saline (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | A | C− | 28 min | $136,909 |
| Milan | under 3% | B | A | 29 min | $96,949 |
| Augusta Township | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $108,457 |
| Saline | 4% | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $88,346 |
| Saline Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $102,500 |
| Milan Township | under 3% | A− | D | 30 min | $95,750 |
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 2021, 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?
$136,909 (±$29,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
5.1%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ann Arbor (18%, 10 mi), Pittsfield Township (7%, 6 mi), Ann Arbor Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is York Township walkable?
York Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around York Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% 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), 2021, 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.