Photo: Schzmo · CC BY-SA 4.0Arkwright has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
73 jobs are based in Arkwright, and 417 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Arkwright for work; outside it, Dunkirk is the main destination (9%, 8 miles). Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Arkwright: the gist
Arkwright is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Arkwright, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Arkwright has about 650 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Arkwright are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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 417 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Arkwright on a workday
On a workday 415 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Arkwright on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 27 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arkwright workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 376 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.
Where Arkwright goes to work
Where Arkwright clocks in
9% 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.
In Arkwright, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arkwright, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 73. 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 Arkwright’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Arkwright commutes less than 19 miles
About 15% 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.
Around Arkwright: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arkwright workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkwright | – | — | — | 27 min | $93,000 |
| Villenova | under 4% | D | D− | 24 min | $64,185 |
| Pomfret | 6% | C− | A− | 18 min | $57,746 |
| Charlotte | under 4% | C− | C | 30 min | $61,082 |
| Hanover | 3% | C | B | 27 min | $71,563 |
| Sheridan | under 4% | B+ | D | 24 min | $87,083 |
| Stockton | under 4% | B− | B | 23 min | $73,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pomfret. Darker towns draw more of Arkwright’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 Arkwright: questions
What is the median household income in Arkwright?
$93,000 (±$26,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arkwright?
12.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arkwright?
27 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 Arkwright work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dunkirk (9%, 8 mi), Jamestown (7%, 20 mi), Pomfret (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arkwright without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arkwright, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arkwright
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.