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Comprehensive Plan 17 2010 2022 Industry Median Median % Industry Wages Wage Wage Change The median yearly wage by industry in the Town (IA) (IA) of Aurora varies widely, ranging from $13,658 for Agriculture $48,905 N/A N/A accommodation & food service jobs to $132,139 for wholesale trade jobs. When adjusting for Construction $73,824 $79,717 8.0% inflation, the median individual income in the Manufacturing $75,750 $96,481 27.4% Town of Aurora was $88,832 in 2022, which indicates that three industry sectors have a Wholesale Trade $66,890 $132,139 97.5% higher median wage than the town-wide median Retail Trade $58,391 $28,228 -51.7% wage: Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, and Finance, Insurance & Real Estate. Since 2010, the Transportation & Warehousing $74,659 $69,002 -7.6% median individual has seen a 39.7% increase in their yearly income, only three industry sectors Information $55,699 $63,924 14.8% have seen a greater increase in their median Finance, Insurance & Real wage: Wholesale Trade, Finance, Insurance & $62,058 $109,967 77.2% Real Estate, and Arts, Entertainment, and Food Estate Services. Professional & $84,567 $87,571 3.6% Administrative Education, Health & Social $64,036 $66,343 3.6% Services Commuting Patterns Arts, Entertainment, and $9,712 $15,782 62.5% Most of the employed residents of Aurora work Food Services outside of the Town. As of 2022, an estimated Public Administration $73,258 $67,278 -8.2% 5,781 residents leave the Town of Aurora to get to their place of employment, while just 1,274 Other $30,290 $41,214 36.1% residents both live and work inside the Town. An Median Individual Income $63,585 $88,832 39.7% additional 5,971 workers who live outside of the Town of Aurora work within it. Since 2012, the number of residents who also work in Aurora has decreased by 6%. With only 18.1% of the resident workforce working within the community, the private automobile is the preferred method of commuting as 77.4% of residents drive alone and an additional 4.6% carpool. Only 3.0% of residents in Aurora walk, bike, or use rideshare to get to their place of employment while, an estimated 15% work from home. The majority of the Town’s workforce (82%) is employed outside of the Town, with an average commute time of 25 minutes. Most residents (50.1%) travel 10-25 miles to work, however, some residents commute 25-50 miles (4.8%) or even greater than 50 miles (8.3%). The most common places of employment for Aurora residents include the City of Buffalo (18.9%), the Village of East Aurora (14.5%), and the Towns of Cheektowaga (5.0%) and West Seneca (4.4%). As for areas of employment within the Town of Aurora, jobs are mostly concentrated in and around the Village of East Aurora, as seen on the map below. Other centers of employment can be found along the primary transportation corridors for the Town, such as NYS Route 20A, the Aurora Expressway, and Davis Road.