Jobs and the daily commute in Valley View
Only 2% work in Valley View; the top destination outside it is York (12%, 2 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Valley View has 1,174 jobs for 1,552 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Valley View: the figures worth knowing
Commutes from Valley View 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 Valley View is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 7% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from Valley View
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley View workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,401 commuters (the 14% 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.
Valley View is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley View, 2013 → 2023: 1,143 → 1,174. 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 Valley View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Valley View on a workday
On a workday 1,523 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 1,145 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Valley View on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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 Valley View’s residents
Where Valley View clocks in
12% 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.
Miles to work from Valley View
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.
18% of Valley View works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View | – | — | — | 21 min | $89,803 |
| York | 12% | C− | A+ | 23 min | $48,420 |
| Queens Gate | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| York Township | 6% | A− | B | 25 min | $80,190 |
Same-state neighbors only. Queens Gate: 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 Valley View’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 Valley View: questions
What is the median household income in Valley View?
$89,803 (±$21,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley View?
12.4%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley View?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley View work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (12%, 2 mi), Springettsbury Township (11%, 3 mi), Spring Garden Township (7%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valley View without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Valley View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley View
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.