Westerly · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in York (1.6%) is lower than in 89% of U.S. towns
5% of workers work from home (New York 15%). For jobs and income York is better than 55% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (B). About one in ten work in York itself; outside it, Geneseo draws the most (14%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from York, in brief
Commutes from York are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
York makes and builds things
45% of the jobs based in York are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs York residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
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.
How York earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds York’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, York could be anywhere from C to A−.
About 21 minutes each way for York’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,438 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Factories, building and farms: 45% of the jobs in York
902 jobs are based in York.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York, 2013 → 2023: 814 → 902. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in York by day
On a workday 1,148 residents head out to work, 111 work right here, and 791 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in York on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.72 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where York goes to work
Where York clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
The commute from York, by distance
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 commute in York is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 22.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,513 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 5.2% of York households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of York’s commuters take a bus or train.
York next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300: 2,054th of 4,698 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,052 | Maple Grove Township MI | 2,646 | $78K | 13.4% | 1.8% | 3% | B− |
| 2,053 | Bradford Township MN | 3,549 | $93K | 4.5% | 14.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,054 | York NY | 3,163 | $80K | 15.0% | 1.6% | 9% | B− |
| 2,055 | Hazel Green AL | 3,940 | $86K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,056 | Butte AK | 4,085 | $101K | 6.7% | 3.6% | — | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
18% of York works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | – | B− | B | 21 min | $79,886 |
| Geneseo | 14% | B+ | A+ | 20 min | $65,670 |
| Avon | 4% | B+ | A− | 21 min | $76,098 |
| Caledonia | under 2% | A− | B | 25 min | $78,649 |
| Leicester | under 2% | B | D | 22 min | $80,349 |
| Covington | under 2% | B− | B− | 20 min | $68,125 |
| Pavilion | under 2% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $86,462 |
| Geneseo | under 2% | B | A+ | 19 min | $46,589 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Geneseo. Darker towns draw more of York’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: questions
What is the median household income in York?
$79,886 (±$14,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York?
15.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneseo (14%, 7 mi), Rochester (10%, 25 mi), Henrietta (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is York walkable?
York is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 23% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around York without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from York, from the people who make the trip.
More of York
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.