Making a living in Tyler Run
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Hardly any work in Tyler Run; the top destination outside it is York (11%, 3 miles). 809 jobs are based in Tyler Run for 931 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Tyler Run: the gist
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Tyler Run’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
Tyler Run has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Tyler Run went from 507 in 2013 to 809 in 2023, +60%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Tyler Run are held by workers 29 or younger, against 24% of Tyler Run’s own working residents. 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; with 931 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Commuting from Tyler Run: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tyler Run workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 730 commuters (the 11% 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 Tyler Run, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tyler Run, 2013 → 2023: 507 → 809. 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 Tyler Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Tyler Run by day
On a workday 922 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 800 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 (0.87 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 towns that employ Tyler Run’s residents
Where Tyler Run clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Tyler Run
About 15% 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.
Tyler Run and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Spring Garden Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tyler Run workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Run | – | — | — | 34 min | $72,656 |
| Spry | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Spring Garden Township | 5% | B+ | A+ | 20 min | $102,686 |
| Queens Gate | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Grantley | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spry, Queens Gate and Grantley: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tyler Run’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 Tyler Run: questions
What is the median household income in Tyler Run?
$72,656 (±$30,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tyler Run?
6.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tyler Run?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tyler Run work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (11%, 3 mi), York Township (9%, 2 mi), Springettsbury Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tyler Run without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tyler Run, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tyler Run
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.