Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in York Township (8.4%) is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
5% of workers have no commute at all (Ohio 13%). For jobs and income York Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). Measured by household income, York Township is behind 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from York Township, in brief
York Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (20 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
York Township trades workers with the towns around it
York Township has about as many jobs (1,937) as working residents (2,136), but they are mostly different people: 1,770 residents leave for work each day while 1,571 people come in. Only 19% of the jobs in York Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Why York Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds York Township’s grade up (14.7%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, York Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Commuting from York Township: about 41 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 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 2,558 commuters (the 5% 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.
A workday in York Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,770 residents head out to work, 366 work right here, and 1,571 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Athens
Where York Township clocks in
16% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in York Township
1,937 jobs are based in York Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,042 → 1,937. 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.
The distance from York Township to work
About 28% 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.
Most trips from York Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,681 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 41% 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). 14.0% 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.
How York Township compares with U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 25 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Independence OH | 7,456 | $116K | 2.4% | 1.5% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,973 | Bowie TX | 6,113 | $57K | 16.7% | 6.2% | 19% | D |
| 2,974 | Paoli Township IN | 5,945 | $49K | 19.6% | 4.7% | 17% | D |
| 2,975 | York Township OH | 6,710 | $56K | 14.7% | 8.4% | 17% | D |
| 2,976 | Russellville KY | 7,454 | $45K | 20.7% | 6.4% | 25% | D |
| 2,977 | Campbell OH | 7,721 | $43K | 31.1% | 12.3% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | 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 Ohio.
Work next door: 16% of York Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Township | – | D | B+ | 41 min | $56,208 |
| Waterloo Township | under 1% | C+ | C | 34 min | $67,188 |
| Ward Township | under 1% | D | D− | 33 min | $47,250 |
| Dover Township | under 1% | C | B− | 20 min | $55,170 |
| Nelsonville | 16% | D | A− | 29 min | $49,750 |
| Buchtel | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Starr Township | under 1% | — | D− | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Buchtel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nelsonville. 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?
$56,208 (±$6,965) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Township?
14.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Athens (16%, 10 mi), Nelsonville (16%, 2 mi), Columbus (8%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is York Township walkable?
York Township is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around York Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% 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), 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.