Saint Mark's Church · Photo: Gilbert Ask · Public domainThere are 3.6 jobs in DeWitt for every working resident, and 37,562 people commute in
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 33.1 in Syracuse. There are 39,709 jobs in DeWitt, and 10,973 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income DeWitt is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where DeWitt stands out on work
DeWitt fills up on a workday
DeWitt has 39,709 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 54,000 people are in town, more than double the 25,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from DeWitt are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of DeWitt works one town over
42% of working residents work in a town that borders DeWitt: Syracuse (33%), Manlius (5%) and Salina (4%). Next door ↓
Most DeWitt residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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.
What’s behind DeWitt’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, DeWitt could be anywhere from B to A.
How many people are in DeWitt by day
On a workday 8,826 residents head out to work and 2,147 work right here.
About 54,000 people are in DeWitt on a workday afternoon, 113% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 trip to work from DeWitt: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of DeWitt workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,747 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from DeWitt, by distance
About 17% 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.
Where DeWitt’s workforce comes from
Where DeWitt clocks in
33% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
68% of the jobs in DeWitt pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in DeWitt, 2013 → 2023: 40,712 → 39,709. 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 DeWitt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
DeWitt is easy on foot, hard by bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,130 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 77% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 41% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 8.2% of DeWitt households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of DeWitt’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, DeWitt is 700th of 1,516 U.S. towns of 18,000 to 34,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | New Castle NY | 18,259 | $250K | 2.5% | 4.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Mineola NY | 21,376 | $138K | 5.3% | 3.2% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 698 | Clemmons NC | 22,808 | $88K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 8% | B+ |
| 699 | South Euclid OH | 21,248 | $81K | 6.5% | 4.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 700 | DeWitt NY | 25,487 | $92K | 8.8% | 4.1% | 20% | B+ |
| 701 | Newberg OR | 26,896 | $93K | 7.1% | 3.9% | 20% | B+ |
| 702 | Rockford Township KS | 24,796 | $87K | 6.5% | 4.5% | 13% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,516 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 DeWitt, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 42% of DeWitt
The biggest share goes to Syracuse (33%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | DeWitt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt | – | B+ | A | 18 min | $92,218 |
| Syracuse | 33% | C− | A+ | 18 min | $47,819 |
| Manlius | 5% | A− | A− | 21 min | $113,449 |
| Lyncourt | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| East Syracuse | under 2% | B | A+ | 17 min | $62,143 |
| Salina | 4% | B− | A− | 18 min | $72,474 |
| LaFayette | under 2% | A− | D | 22 min | $113,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lyncourt: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of DeWitt’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 DeWitt: questions
What is the median household income in DeWitt?
$92,218 (±$6,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in DeWitt?
8.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from DeWitt?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in DeWitt work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (33%, 4 mi), Manlius (5%, 5 mi), Clay (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is DeWitt walkable?
DeWitt is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around DeWitt without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 41% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from DeWitt, from the people who make the trip.
More of DeWitt
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.