Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Allen commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
28% of workers have no commute at all; New York has 15%. Allen has 44 jobs, against 180 working residents. Only 1% work in Allen itself; outside it, Amity draws the most (8%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Allen
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Allen on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Allen’s residents
Where Allen clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Allen are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allen, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 44. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 41 minutes from Allen
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allen workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 109 commuters (the 28% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Allen’s commute, mile by mile
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Allen and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Caneadea (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | – | — | — | 41 min | $59,583 |
| Birdsall | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Granger | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Caneadea | 7% | C+ | B | 20 min | $82,563 |
| Angelica | under 3% | C− | C− | 32 min | $60,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Birdsall and Granger: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allen’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Allen: questions
What is the median household income in Allen?
$59,583 (±$29,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allen?
20.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allen?
41 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allen work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amity (8%, 12 mi), Caneadea (7%, 6 mi), Olean (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allen without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.