For about half of its working residents, Arietta is a commute to Lake Pleasant
Working residents average 16 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Only 6% work in Arietta; the top destination outside it is Lake Pleasant (45%, 8 miles). At home: 8% 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
How a workday changes Arietta
On a workday 87 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 61 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.
0.72 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.
Out of Arietta to work: where people go
Where Arietta clocks in
45% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Arietta
67 jobs are based in Arietta.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arietta, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 67. 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 Arietta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Arietta: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arietta workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Arietta
About 31% 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.
Next door is work for 53% of Arietta
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arietta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arietta | – | — | — | 16 min | $60,000 |
| Long Lake | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Morehouse | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lake Pleasant | 45% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Caroga | under 2% | C | D− | 33 min | $65,395 |
| Indian Lake | under 2% | C | B | 24 min | $62,824 |
| Wells | 8% | — | — | 43 min | — |
| Stratford | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Speculator | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Inlet | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long Lake, Morehouse, Lake Pleasant, Wells, Stratford, Speculator and Inlet: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lake Pleasant. Darker towns draw more of Arietta’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 Arietta: questions
What is the median household income in Arietta?
$60,000 (±$17,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arietta?
13.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arietta?
16 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arietta work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Arietta without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arietta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arietta
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.