Work & commute · Wayne

Work & commute in Wayne, IN

About one in 3 of Wayne’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portland (34%), Berne (4%) and Muncie (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

1,287 of 3,312 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,025 Wayne residents head out of town to work, 1,287 work right here, and 3,377 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wayne.

2,025live here, work elsewhere

1,287live and work here

3,377work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wayne goes to work

Portland1.2 mi away

34%1,132

Wayne (in town)right here

5%155

Berne15.2 mi away

4%130

Muncie28.2 mi away

3%108

Fort Wayne46 mi away

3%87

Fort Recovery, OH9.8 mi away

2%65

Noble5.6 mi away

2%57

Bluffton23.9 mi away

2%55

Kokomo61.4 mi away

2%52

Center77.3 mi away

2%52

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%1,419

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Wayne commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

44%

18%

14%

24%

44%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wayne is balanced between jobs and homes

1.41jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Wayne are

4,664 jobs are based in Wayne. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wayne’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Wayne

4,664 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Wayne residents hold

3,312 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−17%

Jobs based in Wayne, 2013 → 2023: 5,600 → 4,664. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.