Photo: PottyBot · CC BY 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Cayuta
Only 1% work in Cayuta itself; outside it, Ithaca draws the most (11%, 12 miles). 4% of workers work from home (New York 15%). Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Cayuta
On a workday 172 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 206 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 (1.20 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 Cayuta: the destinations
Where Cayuta clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Cayuta
208 jobs are based in Cayuta.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cayuta, 2013 → 2023: 168 → 208. 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 Cayuta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Cayuta: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cayuta workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 229 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Cayuta commutes less than 15 miles
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Cayuta
The biggest share goes to Catharine (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cayuta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuta | – | — | — | 28 min | $85,714 |
| Catharine | 3% | D | D | 25 min | $58,500 |
| Van Etten | under 4% | C− | C | 34 min | $61,620 |
| Erin | under 4% | C+ | D | 31 min | $66,583 |
| Newfield | under 4% | C+ | C+ | 26 min | $74,333 |
| Veteran | under 4% | C+ | D | 23 min | $65,341 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cayuta’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 Cayuta: questions
What is the median household income in Cayuta?
$85,714 (±$17,684) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cayuta?
14.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cayuta?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cayuta work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ithaca (11%, 12 mi), Dix (10%, 12 mi), Montour (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cayuta 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 Cayuta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cayuta
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.