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Jobs & commute in York Township

York Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 2% work in York Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (18%, 34 miles). Employers in York Township report 31 jobs; 112 of its residents have a job. For 5% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of York Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.

110live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
29work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday290
370live here− 110head out to work+ 29come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.28jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from York Township ends

Cresco: 6 residents work here (5%)Decorah: 5 residents work here (4%)MabelGrand MeadowCantonHarmony: 12 residents work here (11%)PlainviewPreston: 16 residents work here (14%)Chatfield: 3 residents work here (3%)CaledoniaSpring Valley: 4 residents work here (4%)EdinaAndoverRochester: 20 residents work here (18%)St. Paul: 2 residents work here (2%)Minneapolis: 5 residents work here (4%)York TownshipBeaver TownshipBristol TownshipForestville TownshipHarmony Township: 5 residents work here (4%)RochesterPrestonHarmonyCrescoDecorahMinneapolisYork Township
1
Rochester34.3 mi away
18%20
2
Preston13.3 mi away
14%16
3
Harmony13.5 mi away
11%12
4
Cresco, IA14.1 mi away
5%6
5
Decorah, IA29.6 mi away
4%5
6
Minneapolis109.9 mi away
4%5
7
Harmony Township12.3 mi away
4%5
8
Spring Valley11.8 mi away
4%4
9
Chatfield21.5 mi away
3%3
10
St. Paul105.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%34
The top trips

Where York Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 77% of the jobs in York Township

Jobs based in York TownshipJobs York Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms77%21%
Trade, transport & utilities6%26%
Services: health, schools, offices16%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month23%25%
Over $3,333 a month52%55%

Who does it

29 or younger45%29%
30 to 5435%39%
55 and older19%31%
+182%

Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 31. 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

Time on the road from York Township: about 29 minutes

A year of commuting
219 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

York Township29 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of York Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How York Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
12%Carpool

Share of the 153 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% 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

Short hops and long hauls from York Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miRochester: 18% · 34.3 miPreston: 14% · 13.3 miHarmony: 11% · 13.5 miCresco: 5% · 14.1 miDecorah: 4% · 29.6 miMinneapolis: 4% · 109.9 miHarmony Township: 4% · 12.3 miSpring Valley: 4% · 11.8 miChatfield: 3% · 21.5 miSt. Paul: 2% · 105.6 miRochester 18%Preston 14%Harmony 11%Cresco 5%Decorah 4%York Township
York TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi17 residents
39%10–24 mi43 residents
28%25–50 mi31 residents
17%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

Around York Township: the bordering towns

Forestville Township: few work hereBristol Township: few work hereBeaver Township: few work hereForestville TownshipBristol TownshipBeaver TownshipYork Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bristol Township23 min
York Township29 min
Forestville Township40 min
Beaver Township48 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownYork Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
York Township–——29 min$71,250
Forestville Townshipunder 2%——40 min—
Bristol Townshipunder 2%——23 min—
Beaver Townshipunder 2%——48 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Forestville Township, Bristol Township and Beaver 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in York Township: questions

What is the median household income in York Township?

$71,250 (±$6,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in York Township?

16.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from York Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in York Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (18%, 34 mi), Preston (14%, 13 mi), Harmony (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around York Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of York Township

York Township home →

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.