With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Florence works elsewhere
Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Employers in Florence report 30 jobs, and 470 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Florence itself; outside it, Rome draws the most (18%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Florence and work: the main findings
Florence is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Florence, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Florence has about 530 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Florence workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 470 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Florence on a workday
On a workday 468 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Florence on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
About 32 minutes each way for Florence’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florence workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 492 commuters (the 4% 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.
Commuting out of Florence: the destinations
Where Florence clocks in
18% of workers
8% 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 Florence: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florence, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 30. 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 Florence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Florence
About 24% 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.
11% of Florence works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Camden (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | – | — | — | 32 min | $77,813 |
| Annsville | 3% | C− | D− | 29 min | $66,812 |
| Camden | 8% | C+ | B− | 29 min | $62,394 |
| Lewis | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Osceola | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Redfield | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Williamstown | under 3% | D | C | 36 min | $62,170 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Osceola and Redfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florence’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 Florence: questions
What is the median household income in Florence?
$77,813 (±$3,623) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florence?
12.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florence?
32 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 Florence work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rome (18%, 18 mi), Utica (8%, 34 mi), Camden (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Florence 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 Florence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florence
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.