Waverly has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any stay in Waverly for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (43%, 17 miles). 163 jobs are based in Waverly, against 366 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Waverly apart
43% of Waverly works in Indianapolis
156 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 17 miles away. That’s far more as work in Waverly itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Waverly works from home
22% of Waverly workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
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 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Waverly goes to work
Where Waverly clocks in
43% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Waverly takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waverly workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 300 commuters (the 21% 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.
Who works in Waverly, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 365 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Waverly on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Waverly makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waverly, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 163. 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 Waverly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Waverly commutes
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.
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 Waverly: questions
What is the median household income in Waverly?
$49,063 (±$33,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waverly?
19.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waverly?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waverly work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (43%, 17 mi), Martinsville (9%, 13 mi), Greenwood (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Waverly without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waverly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waverly
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.