With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wayne works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). 53 jobs are based in Wayne, against 392 working residents. Only 2% work in Wayne; the top destination outside it is Bath (10%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wayne in brief
Wayne is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Wayne, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wayne has about 650 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Wayne are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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 392 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Wayne on a workday afternoon
On a workday 384 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Wayne 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.
Time on the road from Wayne: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 363 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.
The places Wayne commutes to
Where Wayne clocks in
10% 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.
Wayne works in goods: 70% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne, 2013 → 2023: 76 → 53. 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 Wayne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Wayne commutes
About 19% 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.
Next door to Wayne
The biggest share goes to Urbana (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | – | — | — | 28 min | $90,938 |
| Tyrone | under 3% | D | B− | 24 min | $72,083 |
| Jerusalem | under 3% | C+ | B | 24 min | $86,780 |
| Urbana | 8% | C+ | B | 22 min | $76,845 |
| Bradford | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pulteney | under 3% | C | C+ | 26 min | $68,906 |
| Barrington | under 3% | B− | B | 19 min | $90,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bradford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wayne’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 Wayne: questions
What is the median household income in Wayne?
$90,938 (±$16,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne?
6.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne?
28 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 Wayne work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bath (10%, 12 mi), Urbana (8%, 5 mi), Milo (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wayne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wayne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wayne
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.