Households in Fleming earn more than those in 70% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Fleming is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Poverty touches 4.3% of residents, against 14.0% across New York. 7% of workers work from home, 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
What stands out about work in Fleming
Commutes from Fleming are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Fleming works one town over
38% of working residents work in a town that borders Fleming: Auburn (25%), Aurelius (6%) and Owasco (5%). Next door ↓
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.
Fleming’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Fleming’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fleming could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Fleming: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fleming workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,088 commuters (the 7% 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 leaves Fleming for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,111 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 684 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Fleming on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2023, primary jobs.
25% of working residents work in Auburn
Where Fleming clocks in
25% of workers
9% 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.
What Fleming’s employers do
748 jobs are based in Fleming.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fleming, 2013 → 2023: 615 → 748. 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 Fleming’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Fleming’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Few in Fleming walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,169 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). 2.0% of Fleming households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fleming’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Fleming is 1,119th of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 7 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 8 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,117 | Lennox SD | 2,657 | $82K | 9.6% | 1.0% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,118 | Cherry Grove Township MI | 2,444 | $97K | 5.2% | 1.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,119 | Fleming NY | 2,400 | $92K | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,120 | Valley Township PA | 2,107 | $115K | 9.1% | 3.1% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,121 | Lochsloy WA | 3,029 | $106K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Fleming, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 38% of Fleming
The biggest share goes to Auburn (25%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fleming workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming | – | B+ | C | 18 min | $92,216 |
| Owasco | 5% | A | D | 23 min | $102,245 |
| Auburn | 25% | C− | A | 20 min | $51,052 |
| Scipio | under 3% | C | C− | 23 min | $76,618 |
| Aurelius | 6% | B− | B− | 19 min | $94,079 |
| Melrose Park | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Springport | 2% | B+ | B | 23 min | $86,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Melrose Park: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fleming’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 Fleming: questions
What is the median household income in Fleming?
$92,216 (±$6,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fleming?
4.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fleming?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fleming work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn (25%, 4 mi), Syracuse (9%, 25 mi), Aurelius (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fleming walkable?
Fleming is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fleming without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fleming, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fleming
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.