Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Cayuga has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Cayuga run about the Indiana average. Cayuga has 138 jobs, against 309 working residents. Only 2% work in Cayuga itself; outside it, Danville draws the most (18%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cayuga
A lot of Cayuga workers cross into Illinois
21% of Cayuga workers work outside Indiana, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Danville (18%) and Danville Township (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 309 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Cayuga to work: where people go
Where Cayuga clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
The commute from Cayuga, by distance
About 30% 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.
How many people are in Cayuga by day
On a workday 303 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Cayuga on a workday afternoon, 18% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Cayuga
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cayuga, 2013 → 2023: 192 → 138. 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 Cayuga’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Cayuga’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cayuga workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 273 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How Cayuga compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cayuga workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga | – | — | — | 24 min | $50,872 |
| Eugene | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eugene: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cayuga’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 Cayuga: questions
What is the median household income in Cayuga?
$50,872 (±$4,554) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cayuga?
13.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cayuga?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cayuga work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (18%, 16 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 71 mi), Eugene Township (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cayuga without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cayuga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cayuga
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.