A job hub: Wayne has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 5,258 people come in to work
Employers in Wayne report 5,515 jobs; 3,149 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Wayne; the top destination outside it is Philadelphia (22%, 14 miles). At home: 23% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wayne, in a few figures
Wayne is where the jobs are
Wayne has 5,515 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Wayne and Philadelphia trade workers both ways
Philadelphia is the top workplace for Wayne residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Wayne come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Wayne’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 28 minutes, longer than the Pennsylvania average of 26. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wayne
75% of Wayne residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 57% of the jobs based in Wayne pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Wayne draws workers from far and wide
The 5,515 jobs in Wayne are filled from a wide area. Wayne’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 40%; the other 55% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Who commutes out of Wayne, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,892 residents head out to work and 257 work right here.
About 9,000 people are in Wayne on a workday afternoon, 36% more 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.
Where the people who work in Wayne live
Where Wayne clocks in
22% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Wayne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wayne workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,611 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Wayne
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wayne, 2013 → 2023: 5,141 → 5,515. 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
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 around Wayne
The biggest share goes to Tredyffrin Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wayne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | – | — | — | 28 min | $150,539 |
| St. Davids | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Easttown Township | 1% | A | A | 28 min | $214,861 |
| Tredyffrin Township | 8% | A | A | 26 min | $162,194 |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Davids: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. 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?
$150,539 (±$30,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wayne?
9.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wayne?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wayne work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (22%, 14 mi), Radnor Township (14%, 2 mi), Tredyffrin Township (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wayne without a car?
6% 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 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.