Work & commute · Newark

Work & commute in Newark, NY

About one in 4 of Newark’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Arcadia (25%), Rochester (6%) and Lyons (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

926 of 3,753 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 2,827 Newark residents head out of town to work, 926 work right here, and 4,750 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newark.

2,827live here, work elsewhere

926live and work here

4,750work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newark goes to work

Arcadia3.9 mi away

25%952

Rochester27.8 mi away

6%238

Lyons5.8 mi away

5%206

Manchester6.3 mi away

4%162

Macedon11.2 mi away

3%113

Geneva13.5 mi away

2%92

New York231 mi away

2%90

Perinton17.1 mi away

2%82

Palmyra5.5 mi away

2%78

Victor17.3 mi away

2%73

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%1,667

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

How far

How far Newark commutes

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

40%

27%

19%

14%

40%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newark is a job hub

1.51jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newark are

5,676 jobs are based in Newark. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newark’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Newark

5,676 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Newark residents hold

3,753 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−29%

Jobs based in Newark, 2013 → 2023: 7,961 → 5,676. 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.