Work & commute · York

Work & commute in York, IL

Most working residents leave York for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (21%), Elmhurst (5%) and Lombard (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18%

10,676 of 60,218 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 49,542 York residents head out of town to work, 10,676 work right here, and 135,708 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in York.

49,542live here, work elsewhere

10,676live and work here

135,708work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where York goes to work

Chicago15.1 mi away

21%12,543

Elmhurst2.9 mi away

5%3,211

Lombard2.2 mi away

4%2,706

Oak Brook2.1 mi away

4%2,249

Downers Grove5.2 mi away

3%2,060

Naperville12.3 mi away

3%1,590

Schaumburg12.8 mi away

2%1,505

Addison5.1 mi away

2%1,353

Villa Park1.6 mi away

2%1,329

Elk Grove Village9.9 mi away

2%1,027

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%30,645

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far York commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

48%

44%

48%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

York is a job hub

2.43jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in York are

146,384 jobs are based in York. Here is what they are, next to the jobs York’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in York

146,384 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs York residents hold

60,218 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+14%

Jobs based in York, 2013 → 2023: 128,951 → 146,384. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.