North Ridge United Methodist Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainCambria has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. There are 1,011 jobs in Cambria, and 2,827 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Cambria A−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cambria
Commutes from Cambria are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Cambria empties out on a workday
About 3,900 people are in Cambria on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 5,700 who live here: 2,700 head out to work and 870 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Cambria: the grade in detail
Household income is its strongest input ($111,563, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cambria could be anywhere from B to A+.
The trip to work from Cambria: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambria workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,529 commuters (the 14% 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.
Cambria on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,683 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 867 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Cambria on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
14% of working residents work in Amherst
Where Cambria clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
What Cambria’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambria, 2013 → 2023: 1,073 → 1,011. 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 Cambria’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cambria goes to work
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.
Getting around Cambria: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cambria is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #663 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,948 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Cambria households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cambria’s commuters take a bus or train.
645th of 3,476: where Cambria ranks among U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 643 | Medina TN | 5,813 | $108K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 3% | A− |
| 644 | Gardner Township IL | 4,551 | $104K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A− |
| 645 | Cambria NY | 5,727 | $112K | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
| 646 | Russell Township OH | 5,408 | $106K | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3% | A− |
| 647 | Spring Lake Heights NJ | 4,868 | $107K | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cambria, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 14% of Cambria
The biggest share goes to Lockport (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambria workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria | – | A− | C | 26 min | $111,563 |
| Lockport | 6% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Lewiston | 5% | B | B+ | 21 min | $78,400 |
| Wilson | under 4% | B | C+ | 25 min | $88,929 |
| Wheatfield | 3% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $93,682 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockport: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cambria’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 Cambria: questions
What is the median household income in Cambria?
$111,563 (±$16,984) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambria?
5.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambria?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambria work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amherst (14%, 12 mi), Buffalo (11%, 20 mi), Tonawanda (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cambria walkable?
Cambria is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cambria without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambria, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambria
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.