Work & commute · West Union

Work & commute in West Union, NY

Most working residents leave West Union for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Wellsville (7%), Corning (6%) and Hornell (4%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 113 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 110 West Union residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Union.

110live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

49work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Union goes to work

Wellsville13.2 mi away

7%8

Corning35.3 mi away

6%7

Hornell20 mi away

4%5

Troupsburg8.2 mi away

4%5

Alfred14.2 mi away

4%5

Corning33.2 mi away

4%4

Canisteo15.5 mi away

4%4

Greenwood7.2 mi away

4%4

Elmira45.2 mi away

3%3

Campbell29.6 mi away

3%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%65

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

How far

How far West Union commutes

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

35%

24%

34%

8%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Union is a commuter town

0.46jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Union are

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

Jobs based in West Union

52 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)85%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month67%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs West Union residents hold

113 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+13%

Jobs based in West Union, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 52. 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.