Most of Grantley commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Grantley for work; outside it, York is the main destination (13%, 2 miles). Employers in Grantley report 861 jobs; 1,550 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Grantley
Fewer jobs are based in Grantley than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Grantley fell from 1,528 in 2013 to 861 in 2023, −44%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Grantley are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Grantley makes and builds things
37% of the jobs based in Grantley are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Grantley residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 17%. 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.
In Grantley, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grantley, 2013 → 2023: 1,528 → 861. 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 Grantley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Grantley spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grantley workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,842 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Grantley on a workday
On a workday 1,537 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 848 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Grantley on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where Grantley’s working residents head each day
Where Grantley clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Grantley
About 22% 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.
Work next door: 17% of Grantley’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grantley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantley | – | — | — | 18 min | $167,069 |
| York | 13% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $48,420 |
| Tyler Run | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| West Manchester Township | 4% | A | B− | 26 min | $89,146 |
Same-state neighbors only. Tyler Run: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to York. Darker towns draw more of Grantley’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 Grantley: questions
What is the median household income in Grantley?
$167,069 (±$43,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grantley?
6.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grantley?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grantley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (13%, 2 mi), York Township (7%, 4 mi), Springettsbury Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grantley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grantley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grantley
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.