Work & commute · Webster

Work & commute in Webster, NY

Most working residents leave Webster for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Rochester (25%), Webster (14%) and Henrietta (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

123 of 2,580 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,457 Webster residents head out of town to work, 123 work right here, and 3,710 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Webster.

2,457live here, work elsewhere

123live and work here

3,710work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Webster goes to work

Rochester10.3 mi away

25%652

Webster1.5 mi away

14%366

Henrietta15.7 mi away

8%208

Penfield4.6 mi away

5%134

Greece14.2 mi away

4%114

Perinton9.6 mi away

4%114

Gates15.3 mi away

4%92

Brighton10.5 mi away

4%91

Victor15.7 mi away

3%66

Pittsford11.1 mi away

3%65

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%678

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

How far

How far Webster commutes

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

41%

43%

14%

41%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Webster is balanced between jobs and homes

1.49jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Webster are

3,833 jobs are based in Webster. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Webster’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Webster

3,833 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Webster residents hold

2,580 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−43%

Jobs based in Webster, 2013 → 2023: 6,711 → 3,833. 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.