Most of Mansfield commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Mansfield report 35 jobs, against 334 working residents. Hardly any work in Mansfield; the top destination outside it is Ellicottville (13%, 6 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Getting to work from Mansfield, in brief
Mansfield is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Mansfield, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mansfield has about 550 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Mansfield are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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 334 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Mansfield
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Mansfield on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting from Mansfield: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mansfield workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 298 commuters (the 12% 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 towns that employ Mansfield’s residents
Where Mansfield clocks in
13% of workers
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.
89% of the jobs in Mansfield make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mansfield, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 35. 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 Mansfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Mansfield commutes
About 15% 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 next door: 24% of Mansfield’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mansfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | – | — | — | 26 min | $83,304 |
| Ellicottville | 13% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $71,200 |
| Little Valley | 11% | D | B− | 22 min | $56,184 |
| New Albion | under 2% | D | B− | 33 min | $60,893 |
| East Otto | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Otto | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Otto and Otto: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ellicottville. Darker towns draw more of Mansfield’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 Mansfield: questions
What is the median household income in Mansfield?
$83,304 (±$13,719) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mansfield?
5.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mansfield?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mansfield work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellicottville (13%, 6 mi), Little Valley (11%, 6 mi), Salamanca (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mansfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mansfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mansfield
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.