Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Eden has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
About one in seven stay in Eden for work; outside it, Buffalo is the main destination (18%, 16 miles). Employers in Eden report 1,318 jobs, and 3,632 of its residents work somewhere. Eden grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Eden
Commutes from Eden are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Eden
66% of Eden residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Eden pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 88% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Eden empties out on a workday
About 5,200 people are in Eden on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 7,500 who live here: 3,200 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.
Inside Eden’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eden is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #273 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($97,262, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eden could be anywhere from C+ to A.
About 25 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eden workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,296 commuters (the 8% 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 kinds of work in Eden
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eden, 2013 → 2023: 1,087 → 1,318. 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 Eden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Eden
On a workday 3,182 residents head out to work, 450 work right here, and 868 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Eden on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where Eden goes to work
Where Eden clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Eden
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.
Driving is how Eden gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eden is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns, #563 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,588 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.8% of Eden households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Eden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,100, Eden ranks 1,195th of 3,027 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 15 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,193 | Waterford NY | 8,032 | $87K | 8.3% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,194 | Lugoff SC | 9,786 | $69K | 8.1% | 1.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,195 | Eden NY | 7,513 | $97K | 9.7% | 4.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,196 | Templeton CA | 9,580 | $117K | 4.2% | 5.7% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,197 | Cicero IN | 5,581 | $67K | 11.5% | 0.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,027 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Eden, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
16% of Eden works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Hamburg (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden | – | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $97,262 |
| Evans | 2% | B− | B | 29 min | $72,467 |
| Hamburg | 14% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $88,651 |
| North Collins | under 3% | A− | C | 25 min | $100,270 |
| Boston | under 3% | A− | C− | 24 min | $92,482 |
| Brant | under 3% | B− | D | 26 min | $89,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eden’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 Eden: questions
What is the median household income in Eden?
$97,262 (±$11,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eden?
9.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eden?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eden work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (18%, 16 mi), Hamburg (14%, 6 mi), Amherst (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eden walkable?
Eden is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eden without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eden
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.