Work means Carrington for more than half of Wyard Township’s working residents
Only 4% work in Wyard Township; the top destination outside it is Carrington (52%, 3 miles). There are 25 jobs in Wyard Township, against 27 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Wyard Township
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Wyard Township: the destinations
Where Wyard Township clocks in
52% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Wyard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyard Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 25. 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 Wyard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Wyard Township
About 22% 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.
The towns next door employ 56% of Wyard Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wyard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyard Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Carrington | 52% | B− | B+ | 11 min | $77,171 |
| Birtsell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Longview Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Carrington Township | 4% | — | — | 6 min | — |
| Bilodeau Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Birtsell Township, Longview Township, Carrington Township and Bilodeau Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carrington. Darker towns draw more of Wyard Township’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 Wyard Township: questions
Where do people who live in Wyard Township work?
4% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyard Township
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.