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Work & commute · Arcade

Work & commute in Arcade, NY

About one in 5 of Arcade’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Yorkshire (6%), Sardinia (4%) and Aurora (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
22%
363 of 1,681 working residents
Typical commute
19 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,318 Arcade residents head out of town to work, 363 work right here, and 1,792 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arcade.

1,318live here, work elsewhere
363live and work here
1,792work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Arcade goes to work

ArcadeBuffaloRochesterNew YorkAuroraMachiasYorkshireHollandWarsawFranklinvilleFarmersvilleConcordEagleJavaFreedomSardiniaHamburgArcadeYorkshireSardiniaAuroraConcordWarsawBuffaloHollandRochesterNew YorkArcade
1
Arcade (in town)right here
22%363
2
Yorkshire9.9 mi away
6%104
3
Sardinia8.3 mi away
4%75
4
Aurora17.9 mi away
4%73
5
Concord17 mi away
4%71
6
Warsaw16.7 mi away
3%47
7
Buffalo33.3 mi away
2%39
8
Holland10.4 mi away
2%37
9
Rochester56.3 mi away
2%34
10
New York264.1 mi away
2%32
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%806

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

How far

How far Arcade commutes

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

37%Under 10 mi
24%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
20%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Arcade is balanced between jobs and homes

1.28jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Arcade are

2,155 jobs are based in Arcade. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arcade’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Arcade

2,155 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)43%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)34%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Arcade residents hold

1,681 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month57%