Work & commute · West York

Work & commute in West York, PA

Most working residents leave West York for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are West Manchester (12%), York (11%) and Springettsbury (8%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34 of 2,241 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,207 West York residents head out of town to work, 34 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West York.

2,207live here, work elsewhere

34live and work here

648work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West York goes to work

West Manchester1.8 mi away

12%274

York1.7 mi away

11%237

Springettsbury5.2 mi away

8%179

Manchester4.3 mi away

7%154

York5.3 mi away

5%117

Spring Garden2.2 mi away

5%103

East Manchester6.9 mi away

3%57

West York (in town)right here

2%34

Conewago7.9 mi away

1%33

Harrisburg23.2 mi away

1%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%1,021

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

How far

How far West York commutes

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

60%

16%

15%

60%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West York is a commuter town

0.30jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West York are

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

Jobs based in West York

682 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs West York residents hold

2,241 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−30%

Jobs based in West York, 2013 → 2023: 968 → 682. 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.