Town Line has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Town Line report 345 jobs, and 1,108 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Town Line itself; outside it, Buffalo draws the most (17%, 15 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Town Line, in a few figures
Town Line empties out on a workday
About 1,500 people are in Town Line on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 2,200 who live here: 1,100 head out to work and 330 come in. Day and night ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Town Line are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Town Line’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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.
The daily commute in and out of Town Line
On a workday 1,097 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 334 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Town Line on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
69% of the jobs in Town Line pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Town Line, 2013 → 2023: 249 → 345. 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 Town Line’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Town Line to work: where people go
Where Town Line clocks in
17% of workers
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.
The daily trip from Town Line: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Town Line workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 861 commuters (the 10% 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 Town Line commutes less than 11 miles
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.
Town Line and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Town Line’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 Town Line: questions
What is the median household income in Town Line?
$78,393 (±$33,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Town Line?
5.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Town Line?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Town Line work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (17%, 15 mi), Amherst (13%, 13 mi), Alden (11%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Town Line 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 Town Line, from the people who make the trip.
More of Town Line
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.