Work & commute · Somerset

Work & commute in Somerset, NY

Most working residents leave Somerset for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Lockport (11%), Buffalo (8%) and Lockport (7%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

122 of 1,049 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 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 927 Somerset residents head out of town to work, 122 work right here, and 323 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Somerset.

927live here, work elsewhere

122live and work here

323work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Somerset goes to work

Somerset (in town)right here

12%122

Lockport13.7 mi away

11%113

Buffalo34.4 mi away

8%80

Lockport14.9 mi away

7%76

Amherst24.7 mi away

6%66

Newfane7.8 mi away

6%58

Shelby13.8 mi away

4%45

Royalton12.4 mi away

4%41

Niagara Falls28.9 mi away

3%28

Cheektowaga31 mi away

3%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%392

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

How far

How far Somerset commutes

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

21%

39%

33%

21%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Somerset is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.42 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Somerset are

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

Jobs based in Somerset

445 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Somerset residents hold

1,049 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−21%

Jobs based in Somerset, 2013 → 2023: 561 → 445. 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.