Ithaca draws about half of East Ithaca’s working residents
Home is the office for 26% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. About two in five work in East Ithaca itself; outside it, Ithaca draws the most (47%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where East Ithaca stands out on work
East Ithaca fills up on a workday
East Ithaca has 10,847 jobs, 10.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 12,000 people are in town, 6 times the 1,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from East Ithaca 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 ↓
Nearly all the work in East Ithaca is services
99% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
East Ithaca has added jobs fast
Jobs based in East Ithaca went from 6,146 in 2013 to 10,847 in 2023, +76%. The jobs ↓
A lot of East Ithaca works from home
26% of East Ithaca workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who commutes out of East Ithaca, and who commutes in
On a workday 651 residents head out to work, 437 work right here, and 10,410 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in East Ithaca on a workday afternoon, 509% more than live here.
10.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 21 minutes each way for East Ithaca’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Ithaca workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 746 commuters (the 26% 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.
Services make up most of the work in East Ithaca
10,847 jobs are based in East Ithaca.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Ithaca, 2013 → 2023: 6,146 → 10,847. 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 East Ithaca’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where East Ithaca’s workforce comes from
Where East Ithaca clocks in
47% of workers
14% 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.
How far it is to work from East Ithaca
About 19% 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.
14% of East Ithaca works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Ithaca workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ithaca | – | — | — | 21 min | $116,410 |
| South Hill | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ithaca | 14% | B | A | 19 min | $48,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. South Hill: 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 Ithaca. Darker towns draw more of East Ithaca’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 East Ithaca: questions
What is the median household income in East Ithaca?
$116,410 (±$31,190) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Ithaca?
7.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Ithaca?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Ithaca work?
40% work in town.
Can you get around East Ithaca without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Ithaca, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Ithaca
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.