Jackson-Perkins House · Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Arcadia (2.6%) is lower than in 76% of U.S. towns
About one in five stay in Arcadia for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (7%, 27 miles). For jobs and income Arcadia is better than 40% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (B). At home: 6% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Arcadia
Arcadia trades workers with the towns around it
Arcadia has about as many jobs (5,983) as working residents (5,740), but they are mostly different people: 4,439 residents leave for work each day while 4,682 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Arcadia are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Arcadia 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 ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Arcadia than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Arcadia fell from 8,565 in 2013 to 5,983 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Arcadia
Unemployment holds Arcadia’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (17.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Arcadia could be anywhere from C− to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Arcadia
On a workday 4,439 residents head out to work, 1,301 work right here, and 4,682 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Arcadia 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 Arcadia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,739 commuters (the 6% 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.
Jobs in Arcadia: what the 5,983 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcadia, 2013 → 2023: 8,565 → 5,983. 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 Arcadia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Arcadia’s residents
Where Arcadia clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
How far Arcadia’s workers travel
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.
For most of Arcadia, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,133 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 27% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.0% of Arcadia households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Arcadia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Arcadia places 1,771st of 2,526 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 64 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
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| 90 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
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| 1,769 | New Philadelphia OH | 17,424 | $59K | 15.9% | 3.7% | 20% | C+ |
| 1,770 | Lake Alfred FL | 10,107 | $67K | 9.4% | 6.5% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,771 | Arcadia NY | 13,522 | $63K | 17.9% | 2.6% | 23% | C+ |
| 1,772 | Thonotosassa FL | 15,764 | $71K | 16.7% | 6.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,773 | Haverstraw NY | 12,791 | $75K | 16.4% | 8.2% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Arcadia, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Arcadia and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcadia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | – | C+ | B | 23 min | $63,398 |
| Lyons | 7% | C | A− | 21 min | $74,524 |
| Sodus | under 2% | C | B | 23 min | $70,478 |
| Palmyra | 2% | B | C− | 25 min | $67,113 |
| Manchester | 4% | B | C | 22 min | $68,800 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lyons. Darker towns draw more of Arcadia’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 Arcadia: questions
What is the median household income in Arcadia?
$63,398 (±$5,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcadia?
17.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arcadia?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arcadia work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (7%, 27 mi), Lyons (7%, 4 mi), Manchester (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Arcadia walkable?
Arcadia is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Arcadia without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arcadia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcadia
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.