Jobs and earnings in Andover, and the trip to work
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers (New York 15%). Only 4% stay in Andover for work; outside it, Wellsville is the main destination (27%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Andover and work: the main findings
Andover and Wellsville trade workers both ways
Wellsville is the top workplace for Andover residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Andover come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Andover are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Andover workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 366 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Andover: the destinations
Where Andover clocks in
27% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Getting to work from Andover takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Andover workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 commuters (the 2% 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.
Who works in Andover, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Andover on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in Andover: what the 212 are
212 jobs are based in Andover.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Andover, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 212. 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 Andover’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Andover
About 28% 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.
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 Andover: questions
What is the median household income in Andover?
$66,136 (±$19,392) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Andover?
11.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Andover?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Andover work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wellsville (27%, 7 mi), Alfred (7%, 5 mi), Hornell (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Andover without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Andover, from the people who make the trip.
More of Andover
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.