Most of York Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 115 jobs in York Township; 690 of its residents have a job. The two grades for York Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability. Hardly any stay in York Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (18%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in York Township: the gist
York Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside York Township is Columbus, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (127) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
York Township is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in York Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday York Township has about 1,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
York Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 30 minutes). 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 690 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind York Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, York Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns. Household income holds York Township’s grade up ($80,833, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (3.6%) 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−.
How far it is to work from York Township
About 18% 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.
A workday in York Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 684 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in York Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 431 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The towns that employ York Township’s residents
Where York Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 79% of the jobs in York Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 115. 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.
Most of York Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, York Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 486 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 (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of York Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
York Township next to U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100: 3,229th of 5,794 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,227 | Sheridan Township KS | 1,305 | $57K | 7.0% | 4.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,228 | South Bristol ME | 1,137 | $69K | 7.6% | 3.8% | 16% | C |
| 3,229 | York Township OH | 1,585 | $81K | 18.7% | 3.6% | 1% | C |
| 3,230 | Forest Heights TX | 1,795 | $81K | 24.0% | 3.2% | 3% | C |
| 3,231 | South Roxana IL | 1,849 | $60K | 22.3% | 5.7% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Ohio.
How York Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Liberty 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 | C | 36 min | $80,833 |
| Liberty Township | 3% | A− | D | 28 min | $113,472 |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | A− | D | 25 min | $102,083 |
| Claibourne Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $66,163 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington 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?
$80,833 (±$29,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
18.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (18%, 38 mi), Marysville (13%, 14 mi), Richwood (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is York Township walkable?
York Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 4% 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.