Rev. Dr. Elbert S. Porter House · Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cameron works elsewhere
For 2% of workers, the job is at home (New York 15%). 27 jobs are based in Cameron, against 315 working residents. Hardly any work in Cameron; the top destination outside it is Corning (11%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Cameron apart on work
Cameron is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Cameron, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cameron has about 620 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Cameron workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Cameron on a workday
On a workday 313 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Cameron 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.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Cameron
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cameron workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 2% 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.
Commuting out of Cameron: the destinations
Where Cameron clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 70% of work in Cameron
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cameron, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 27. 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 Cameron’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cameron’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
The towns next door employ 13% of Cameron
The biggest share goes to Bath (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cameron workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron | – | — | — | 33 min | $59,125 |
| Canisteo | under 2% | C− | B | 24 min | $62,660 |
| Thurston | under 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $73,409 |
| Rathbone | 3% | D | C+ | 32 min | $63,375 |
| Jasper | under 2% | C | C+ | 24 min | $80,588 |
| Bath | 10% | D | B− | 21 min | $49,557 |
| Woodhull | under 2% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $60,106 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cameron’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 Cameron: questions
What is the median household income in Cameron?
$59,125 (±$16,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cameron?
38.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cameron?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cameron work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corning (11%, 20 mi), Erwin (10%, 16 mi), Bath (10%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cameron without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cameron, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cameron
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.