Photo: Walker, L. E., 1826-1916 -- Publisher · Public domainMost of Ellery commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
4% of workers work from home, next to 15% for New York as a whole. 735 jobs are based in Ellery, against 1,561 working residents. For jobs and income Ellery is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ellery and work: the main findings
Commutes from Ellery are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Ellery and Jamestown trade workers both ways
Jamestown is the top workplace for Ellery residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Ellery come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Ellery
59% of Ellery residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Ellery pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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 Ellery’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Ellery’s grade up ($86,833, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ellery could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The trip to work from Ellery: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ellery workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,873 commuters (the 5% 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.
19% of working residents work in Jamestown
Where Ellery clocks in
19% of workers
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.
Services make up most of the work in Ellery
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ellery, 2013 → 2023: 844 → 735. 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 Ellery’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Ellery: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,412 residents head out to work, 149 work right here, and 586 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Ellery on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
How far Ellery’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
For most of Ellery, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,962 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.6% of Ellery households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ellery’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ellery places 2,765th of 4,283 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | North Hills NY | 5,481 | $173K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,763 | Boardman OR | 4,495 | $67K | 17.1% | 1.4% | 30% | C+ |
| 2,764 | Ira Township MI | 5,104 | $70K | 11.9% | 7.5% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,765 | Ellery NY | 4,053 | $87K | 9.2% | 6.7% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,766 | Rutland VT | 3,869 | $72K | 10.4% | 5.1% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,767 | Taylor AZ | 4,408 | $90K | 14.3% | 3.6% | 11% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | 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 Ellery, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
23% of Ellery works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Ellicott (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ellery workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellery | – | C+ | B− | 23 min | $86,833 |
| Bemus Point | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Stockton | under 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $73,500 |
| Gerry | 3% | C+ | C | 27 min | $68,667 |
| Chautauqua | 7% | C− | B | 22 min | $68,795 |
| Ellicott | 13% | B− | C+ | 16 min | $60,880 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bemus Point: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ellery’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 Ellery: questions
What is the median household income in Ellery?
$86,833 (±$12,163) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ellery?
9.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ellery?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ellery work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (19%, 9 mi), Ellicott (13%, 7 mi), Chautauqua (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ellery walkable?
Ellery is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ellery without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ellery, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ellery
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.