Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0How Ava works: jobs, income and commuting
Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. Hardly any work in Ava; the top destination outside it is Rome (26%, 13 miles). The average commute, 33 minutes each way, matches the New York norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ava
Who commutes out of Ava, and who commutes in
On a workday 329 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Ava on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Ava to work: where people go
Where Ava clocks in
26% of workers
8% 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.
The trip to work from Ava: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ava workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 288 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.
Ava’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
How Ava compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Western (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ava workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | – | — | — | 33 min | $71,875 |
| Annsville | under 3% | C− | D− | 29 min | $66,812 |
| Western | 4% | B− | D | 25 min | $88,964 |
| Boonville | 3% | C | C+ | 29 min | $68,253 |
| Lee | under 3% | B+ | C− | 22 min | $94,137 |
| Lewis | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ava’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 Ava: questions
What is the median household income in Ava?
$71,875 (±$20,726) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ava?
17.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ava?
33 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 Ava work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rome (26%, 13 mi), Utica (8%, 24 mi), Whitestown (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ava without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ava, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ava
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.