Work, pay and getting to work in Depew
Only 8% work in Depew itself; outside it, Buffalo draws the most (21%, 8 miles). Jobs and income earn Depew B; getting around on foot earns it B+. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Depew and work: the main findings
Commutes from Depew are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Depew residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Depew
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Depew is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #312 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Depew’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($73,556, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Depew could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Depew
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Depew workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,874 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Depew
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.
Who commutes out of Depew, and who commutes in
On a workday 6,636 residents head out to work, 558 work right here, and 8,111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Depew on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 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.
Where the trip to work from Depew ends
Where Depew clocks in
21% of workers
16% 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.
65% of the jobs in Depew pay over $3,333 a month
8,669 jobs are based in Depew.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Depew, 2013 → 2023: 8,955 → 8,669. 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 Depew’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Depew start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Depew is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #370 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,574 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 49% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.3% of Depew households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Depew’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000, Depew comes 1,188th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,186 | Sudley VA | 19,162 | $94K | 10.2% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,187 | Marion AR | 13,378 | $78K | 8.6% | 4.7% | 15% | B |
| 1,188 | Depew NY | 14,801 | $74K | 9.4% | 4.2% | 8% | B |
| 1,189 | Ingleside TX | 10,085 | $69K | 10.0% | 2.1% | 16% | B |
| 1,190 | Hyrum UT | 11,132 | $89K | 8.6% | 3.3% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Depew, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Depew
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Depew’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 Depew: questions
What is the median household income in Depew?
$73,556 (±$8,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Depew?
9.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Depew?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Depew work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (21%, 8 mi), Amherst (16%, 7 mi), Cheektowaga (14%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Depew walkable?
Depew is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Depew without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Depew, from the people who make the trip.
More of Depew
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.