Jobs and earnings in Billington Heights, and the trip to work
Working residents average 17 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Hardly any work in Billington Heights itself; outside it, Buffalo draws the most (23%, 14 miles). There are 1,049 jobs in Billington Heights for 785 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Billington Heights apart on work
Billington Heights makes and builds things
81% of the jobs based in Billington Heights are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Billington Heights residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Billington Heights are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Billington Heights and Buffalo trade workers both ways
Buffalo is the top workplace for Billington Heights residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Billington Heights come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 785 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
81% of the jobs in Billington Heights make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Billington Heights, 2014 → 2024: 1,096 → 1,049. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Billington Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes to work from Billington Heights
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Billington Heights workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 719 commuters (the 17% 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.
The places Billington Heights commutes to
Where Billington Heights clocks in
23% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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 daily flow of workers through Billington Heights
On a workday 778 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 1,042 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Billington Heights on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Billington Heights
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Billington Heights and its neighbors: 13% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Billington Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billington Heights | – | — | — | 17 min | $81,947 |
| East Aurora | under 3% | A | A | 26 min | $103,949 |
| Elma Center | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Aurora | 13% | A− | A− | 24 min | $102,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Elma Center: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Aurora. Darker towns draw more of Billington Heights’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 2024, 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 Billington Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Billington Heights?
$81,947 (±$20,257) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Billington Heights?
11.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Billington Heights?
17 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Billington Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (23%, 14 mi), Aurora (13%, 3 mi), Amherst (12%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Billington Heights without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Billington Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Billington Heights
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.