Work & commute · Elba
Work & commute in Elba, NY
Most working residents leave Elba for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Batavia (15%), Batavia (9%) and Oakfield (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
2%5 of 256 working residents
Typical commute
16 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 minOne 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 251 Elba residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 194 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elba.
251live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
194work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Elba goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%109Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Elba commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
38%
18%
32%
12%
38%Under 10 mi
18%10–24 mi
32%25–50 mi
12%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Elba is balanced between jobs and homes
0.78jobs per working resident
BalancedAbout as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).
The jobs
What the jobs in Elba are
199 jobs are based in Elba. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elba’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Elba
199 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities8%
Services (health, schools, offices…)77%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month52%
Jobs Elba residents hold
256 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)61%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month60%