Work & commute · Geneva

Work & commute in Geneva, NY

About one in 3 of Geneva’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Rochester (6%), Geneva (5%) and Waterloo (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

29%

1,449 of 4,962 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 3,513 Geneva residents head out of town to work, 1,449 work right here, and 5,515 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Geneva.

3,513live here, work elsewhere

1,449live and work here

5,515work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Geneva goes to work

Geneva (in town)right here

29%1,449

Rochester38.4 mi away

6%289

Geneva2.4 mi away

5%264

Waterloo5.2 mi away

3%150

Seneca Falls10.2 mi away

3%142

Canandaigua16.8 mi away

3%127

Hopewell11 mi away

2%120

New York218.5 mi away

2%117

Canandaigua15.2 mi away

2%110

Henrietta35.7 mi away

2%102

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%2,092

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

How far

How far Geneva commutes

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

43%

19%

24%

13%

43%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Geneva is balanced between jobs and homes

1.40jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Geneva are

6,964 jobs are based in Geneva. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Geneva’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Geneva

6,964 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Geneva residents hold

4,962 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−4%

Jobs based in Geneva, 2013 → 2023: 7,289 → 6,964. 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.