Photo: Jay_Litman (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Bemus Point
Working residents average 15 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Bemus Point; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (18%, 9 miles). 73 jobs are based in Bemus Point; 121 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Bemus Point by day
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Bemus Point on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where people from Bemus Point work
Where Bemus Point clocks in
18% of workers
10% 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 kinds of work in Bemus Point
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bemus Point, 2013 → 2023: 287 → 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 Bemus Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bemus Point spends getting to work: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bemus Point workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many miles Bemus Point commutes
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 to Bemus Point
The biggest share goes to Ellery (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bemus Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemus Point | – | — | — | 15 min | $86,250 |
| Ellery | 7% | C+ | B− | 23 min | $86,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bemus Point’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 Bemus Point: questions
What is the median household income in Bemus Point?
$86,250 (±$23,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bemus Point?
11.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bemus Point?
15 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bemus Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (18%, 9 mi), Ellicott (10%, 8 mi), Busti (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bemus Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bemus Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bemus Point
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.