Jobs and earnings in Fillmore, and the trip to work
The average commute takes 12 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). Only 4% stay in Fillmore for work; outside it, Caneadea is the main destination (19%, 5 miles). Employers in Fillmore report 149 jobs, against 199 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fillmore
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.75 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Fillmore work
Where Fillmore clocks in
5% 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.
Jobs in Fillmore: what the 149 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fillmore, 2014 → 2024: 153 → 149. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fillmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Fillmore: about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fillmore workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 12% 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.
How many miles Fillmore commutes
About 25% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Fillmore: questions
What is the median household income in Fillmore?
$67,188 (±$21,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fillmore?
5.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fillmore?
12 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fillmore work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caneadea (19%, 5 mi), Buffalo (5%, 48 mi), Hume (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fillmore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fillmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fillmore
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.