Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0York Haven has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in York Haven report 118 jobs, against 329 working residents. Hardly any work in York Haven; the top destination outside it is Harrisburg (8%, 14 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Pennsylvania 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in York Haven by day
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in York Haven on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from York Haven ends
Where York Haven clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of York Haven’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in York Haven, 2014 → 2024: 101 → 118. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs York Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from York Haven: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of York Haven workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 10% 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.
York Haven’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to York Haven
The biggest share goes to Newberry Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | York Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Haven | – | — | — | 24 min | $73,750 |
| Newberry Township | 5% | A− | C− | 24 min | $95,357 |
| Conoy Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 28 min | $73,511 |
| East Manchester Township | 3% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $101,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of York Haven’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 2024, 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 York Haven: questions
What is the median household income in York Haven?
$73,750 (±$11,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in York Haven?
4.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from York Haven?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in York Haven work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (8%, 14 mi), Manchester Township (6%, 7 mi), Newberry Township (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around York Haven without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from York Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of York Haven
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.