Work & commute · Binghamton

Work & commute in Binghamton, NY

About one in 3 of Binghamton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Union (13%), Vestal (8%) and Dickinson (7%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29%

4,544 of 15,885 working residents

Typical commute

4 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 11,341 Binghamton residents head out of town to work, 4,544 work right here, and 19,031 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Binghamton.

11,341live here, work elsewhere

4,544live and work here

19,031work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Binghamton goes to work

Binghamton (in town)right here

29%4,544

Union6.5 mi away

13%2,095

Vestal6.6 mi away

8%1,344

Dickinson2 mi away

7%1,056

New York142.5 mi away

4%669

Kirkwood5.7 mi away

3%541

Conklin5.7 mi away

2%318

Chenango7.9 mi away

2%308

Syracuse66 mi away

2%246

Albany114.6 mi away

1%197

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%4,567

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

How far

How far Binghamton commutes

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

66%

26%

66%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Binghamton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.48jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Binghamton are

23,575 jobs are based in Binghamton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Binghamton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Binghamton

23,575 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Binghamton residents hold

15,885 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−20%

Jobs based in Binghamton, 2013 → 2023: 29,399 → 23,575. 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.