With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Crystal Beach works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Crystal Beach lasts 21 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). 115 jobs are based in Crystal Beach; 255 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Crystal Beach for work; outside it, Canandaigua is the main destination (13%, 6 miles). <1% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Crystal Beach in brief
Commutes from Crystal Beach are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Crystal Beach workers work from home
Only 0% 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 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
From Crystal Beach, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crystal Beach workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the <1% 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.
Who works in Crystal Beach, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 250 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Crystal Beach on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The places Crystal Beach commutes to
Where Crystal Beach clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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, not services: 57% of the jobs in Crystal Beach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crystal Beach, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 115. 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 Crystal Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Crystal Beach
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.
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 Crystal Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Crystal Beach?
$52,465 (±$20,671) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crystal Beach?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crystal Beach?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crystal Beach work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Canandaigua (13%, 6 mi), Gorham (8%, 3 mi), Canandaigua (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crystal Beach without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crystal Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crystal Beach
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.