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Jobs & commute in North Codorus Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of North Codorus Township works elsewhere

Jobs and income earn North Codorus Township A; getting around on foot earns it D. Employers in North Codorus Township report 968 jobs, and 4,538 of its residents work somewhere. Measured by household income, North Codorus Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns.

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

What stands out · In brief

North Codorus Township and work: the main findings

North Codorus Township is a place people come home to

There are 968 jobs based in North Codorus Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Codorus Township has about 5,900 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

North Codorus Township makes and builds things

38% of the jobs based in North Codorus Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Codorus Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. 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.

Jobs & income grade

What’s behind North Codorus Township’s Jobs & income grade

On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Codorus Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #171 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.

Household income $98,061 (±$14,893) · PA $77,971 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 75% of U.S. towns
Poverty 4.1% · PA 11.7% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 86% of U.S. towns
Unemployment 2.2% (±1.9) · PA 5.3% · U.S. 5.2%Lower than 82% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 68% of U.S. towns
Pennsylvania towns we grade 1,035 towns#171 of 1,035
B+A+

A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Codorus Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily flow of workers through North Codorus Township

On a workday 4,398 residents head out to work, 140 work right here, and 828 people come in from elsewhere.

4,398live here, work elsewhere
140live and work here
828work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night9,500
Workday5,900
9,500live here− 4,400head out to work+ 830come in to work= 5,900on a workday

About 5,900 people are in North Codorus Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs 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 jobs

Factories, building and farms: 38% of the jobs in North Codorus Township

Jobs based in North Codorus TownshipJobs North Codorus Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms38%30%
Trade, transport & utilities24%18%
Services: health, schools, offices38%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%21%
Over $3,333 a month57%69%

Who does it

29 or younger23%20%
30 to 5445%51%
55 and older32%29%
+16%

Jobs based in North Codorus Township, 2013 → 2023: 834 → 968. 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 North Codorus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

The commute map

8% of working residents work in York

New SalemJeffersonSpring GroveSeven ValleysHanover: 168 residents work here (4%)York: 360 residents work here (8%)Heidelberg TownshipDover TownshipJackson Township: 138 residents work here (3%)York Township: 189 residents work here (4%)Springfield TownshipWest Manchester Township: 348 residents work here (8%)Spring Garden Township: 139 residents work here (3%)Penn Township: 171 residents work here (4%)Springettsbury Township: 208 residents work here (5%)Manchester Township: 164 residents work here (4%)Manheim TownshipCodorus TownshipNorth Codorus TownshipYorkWest Manchester TownshipSpringettsbury TownshipYork TownshipPenn TownshipHanoverNorth Codorus Township
1
York8.2 mi away
8%360
28%348
35%208
4
York Township8.1 mi away
4%189
5
Penn Township8.9 mi away
4%171
6
Hanover9.4 mi away
4%168
74%164
8
North Codorus Township (in town)right here
3%140
93%139
103%138
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%2,513
The top trips

Where North Codorus 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.

Time on the road

The trip to work from North Codorus Township: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
196 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

North Codorus Township26 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of North Codorus Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How North Codorus Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
10%Carpool
<1%Walk

Share of the 4,551 commuters (the 9% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Codorus Township

10 mi25 mi30 miYork: 8% · 8.2 miWest Manchester Township: 8% · 5.6 miSpringettsbury Township: 5% · 11.4 miYork Township: 4% · 8.1 miPenn Township: 4% · 8.9 miHanover: 4% · 9.4 miManchester Township: 4% · 10.8 miSpring Garden Township: 3% · 7.4 miJackson Township: 3% · 4 miYork 8%West Manchester Township 8%York Township 4%Penn Township 4%North Codorus Township
North Codorus TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi1,869 residents
24%10–24 mi1,031 residents
20%25–50 mi868 residents
14%Over 50 mi609 residents

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.

Getting around · Walkability grade

Most of North Codorus Township commutes by car

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Codorus Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #951 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place North Codorus Township near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 5.5 of 20 · typical PA town 6.7 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 28% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.2% of commuters · PA 8.6% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 16% of U.S. towns
Pennsylvania towns we grade 1,035 towns#951 of 1,035
DD

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,017 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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

Philadelphia37.7
North Codorus Township0.1

Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of North Codorus Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Codorus Township’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

North Codorus Township next to U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,800: 446th of 2,831 on jobs and income

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Des Peres MO9,102$224K2.0%0.5%5%A+
2Beverly Hills MI10,449$177K1.7%1.6%3%A+
3Ladue MO8,934$250K1.1%1.7%5%A+
…
15West Vincent Township PA6,885$203K1.4%0.8%4%A+
…
51Bethel Township PA9,774$177K1.8%2.3%2%A+
…
56Upper Nazareth Township PA8,521$122K1.2%0.9%4%A+
…
444Josephine TX10,208$91K5.8%1.8%<1%A
445Waterville Township OH7,112$114K7.1%1.6%8%A
446North Codorus Township PA9,486$98K4.1%2.2%3%A
447Newington Forest VA12,316$149K3.1%5.6%1%A
448Farmington AR10,658$90K3.8%0.7%2%A
…
2,831Shiprock NM7,610$36K34.6%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 North Codorus Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.

Next door

18% of North Codorus Township works in a bordering town

The biggest share goes to West Manchester Township (8%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorth Codorus Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
North Codorus Township–AD26 min$98,061
Heidelberg Townshipunder 4%AC−25 min$113,355
Springfield Townshipunder 4%B+C27 min$122,188
West Manchester Township8%AB−26 min$89,146
Jackson Township3%BD28 min$88,589
York Township4%A−B25 min$80,190
Seven Valleysunder 4%——29 min—
New Salemunder 4%——22 min—
Manheim Townshipunder 4%A−B−30 min$115,423
Spring Garden Township3%B+A+20 min$102,686
Spring Groveunder 4%BA23 min$76,620

Same-state neighbors only. Seven Valleys: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. New Salem: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of North Codorus 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 North Codorus Township: questions

What is the median household income in North Codorus Township?

$98,061 (±$14,893) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in North Codorus Township?

4.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from North Codorus Township?

26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in North Codorus Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (8%, 8 mi), West Manchester Township (8%, 6 mi), Springettsbury Township (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is North Codorus Township walkable?

North Codorus Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

Can you get around North Codorus Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from North Codorus Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of North Codorus Township

North Codorus 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. 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.