Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0Willet has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Willet for work; outside it, Cortland is the main destination (12%, 17 miles). There are 16 jobs in Willet, and 332 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 6% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Willet in brief
Willet quiets down on a workday
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Willet on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Out of Willet to work: where people go
Where Willet clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
In Willet, 31% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Willet, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 16. 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 Willet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Willet, about 37 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Willet workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 commuters (the 6% 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.
How many miles Willet commutes
About 22% 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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Willet
The biggest share goes to Marathon (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Willet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willet | – | — | — | 37 min | $74,042 |
| Cincinnatus | 5% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Marathon | 8% | C | B | 28 min | $64,438 |
| Triangle | under 3% | D | B− | 29 min | $71,875 |
| German | under 3% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Smithville | under 3% | C− | D | 29 min | $70,433 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cincinnatus and German: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Willet’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 Willet: questions
What is the median household income in Willet?
$74,042 (±$4,448) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willet?
10.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Willet?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Willet work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cortland (12%, 17 mi), Cortlandville (11%, 14 mi), Marathon (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Willet 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 Willet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willet
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.