Work & commute · Erin
Work & commute in Erin, NY
Most working residents leave Erin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Horseheads (13%), Elmira (12%) and Ithaca (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWork in town
0%3 of 710 working residents
Typical commute
16 miHalf commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
31 minOne way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 707 Erin residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Erin.
707live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
28work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map
Where Erin goes to work
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%287Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far
How far Erin commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
30%
47%
16%
30%Under 10 mi
47%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
16%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?
Erin is a commuter town
0.04jobs per working resident
A commuter town0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
The jobs
What the jobs in Erin are
31 jobs are based in Erin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Erin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Erin
31 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)48%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month32%
Jobs Erin residents hold
710 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month57%