How Spry works: jobs, income and commuting
Only 3% stay in Spry for work; outside it, York Township is the main destination (12%, 0 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26. 3,273 jobs are based in Spry, and 2,583 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Spry apart
Commutes from Spry are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Spry is services
85% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 9% are in factories, building or farms. 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.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Spry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spry workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,066 commuters (the 15% 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 Spry, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spry, 2013 → 2023: 2,736 → 3,273. 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 Spry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Spry
On a workday 2,495 residents head out to work, 88 work right here, and 3,185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Spry on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 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.
The places Spry commutes to
Where Spry clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
Half of Spry commutes less than 10 miles
About 16% 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.
The towns around Spry
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spry | – | — | — | 21 min | $82,723 |
| Tyler Run | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
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.
Darker towns draw more of Spry’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 Spry: questions
What is the median household income in Spry?
$82,723 (±$16,702) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spry?
9.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spry?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spry work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York Township (12%, 0 mi), York (10%, 4 mi), Springettsbury Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spry
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.