Households in Wheatfield have higher incomes than those in 72% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Wheatfield for work; outside it, Amherst is the main destination (17%, 9 miles). Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. The two grades for Wheatfield are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Wheatfield in brief
A lot of Wheatfield works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Wheatfield: Amherst (17%), Niagara Falls (8%) and North Tonawanda (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Wheatfield are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 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.
How Wheatfield earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wheatfield is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #205 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Wheatfield’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wheatfield could be anywhere from B to A.
How long Wheatfield spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wheatfield workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,683 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.
Wheatfield by day and by night
On a workday 7,331 residents head out to work, 681 work right here, and 4,970 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Wheatfield on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Wheatfield to work: where people go
Where Wheatfield clocks in
17% of workers
14% of workers
8% 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.
Wheatfield works in goods: 32% of its jobs
5,651 jobs are based in Wheatfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wheatfield, 2013 → 2023: 5,917 → 5,651. 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 Wheatfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Wheatfield, by distance
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.
Wheatfield is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wheatfield is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #609 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 8,682 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 24% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 8.3% of Wheatfield households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wheatfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
739th of 1,915: where Wheatfield ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 737 | Clinton UT | 23,797 | $116K | 7.0% | 4.9% | 3% | A− |
| 738 | Kaukauna WI | 18,517 | $80K | 7.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| 739 | Wheatfield NY | 18,555 | $94K | 5.9% | 4.4% | 8% | A− |
| 740 | West Norriton Township PA | 16,290 | $95K | 5.0% | 6.7% | 5% | A− |
| 741 | River Ridge LA | 13,312 | $84K | 9.7% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | 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 Wheatfield, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 37% of Wheatfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wheatfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfield | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $93,682 |
| North Tonawanda | 5% | B− | A− | 20 min | $66,961 |
| Niagara Falls | 8% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $49,101 |
| Pendleton | under 3% | A− | D | 23 min | $113,750 |
| Amherst | 17% | A− | A− | 20 min | $93,483 |
| Niagara | 3% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $56,645 |
| Cambria | under 3% | A− | C | 26 min | $111,563 |
| Grand Island | under 3% | A | C+ | 19 min | $115,991 |
| Lewiston | 4% | B | B+ | 21 min | $78,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Amherst. Darker towns draw more of Wheatfield’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 Wheatfield: questions
What is the median household income in Wheatfield?
$93,682 (±$6,362) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wheatfield?
5.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wheatfield?
23 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 Wheatfield work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amherst (17%, 9 mi), Buffalo (14%, 14 mi), Tonawanda (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wheatfield walkable?
Wheatfield is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wheatfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wheatfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wheatfield
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.