Work & commute · Erwin

Work & commute in Erwin, NY

About one in 5 of Erwin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Corning (26%), Corning (7%) and Horseheads (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

20%

659 of 3,329 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,670 Erwin residents head out of town to work, 659 work right here, and 4,864 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Erwin.

2,670live here, work elsewhere

659live and work here

4,864work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Erwin goes to work

Corning4.4 mi away

26%862

Erwin (in town)right here

20%659

Corning6.5 mi away

7%248

Horseheads18.6 mi away

4%123

Elmira17.3 mi away

4%119

Big Flats11.6 mi away

3%116

Bath15.6 mi away

3%100

Rochester75.3 mi away

2%66

Campbell6.5 mi away

2%52

New York194.7 mi away

1%49

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%935

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

How far

How far Erwin commutes

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

56%

16%

24%

56%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Erwin is a job hub

1.66jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Erwin are

5,523 jobs are based in Erwin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Erwin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Erwin

5,523 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month69%

Jobs Erwin residents hold

3,329 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+6%

Jobs based in Erwin, 2013 → 2023: 5,209 → 5,523. 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.