Fremont has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% stay in Fremont for work; outside it, Hornell is the main destination (13%, 5 miles). Employers in Fremont report 85 jobs, and 317 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 19 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Fremont in brief
Commutes from Fremont are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (23 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Fremont is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Fremont, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fremont has about 630 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. 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; with 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Fremont: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fremont workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 378 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.
A workday in Fremont: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Fremont on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Out of Fremont to work: where people go
Where Fremont clocks in
13% 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.
Fremont works in goods: 79% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fremont, 2013 → 2023: 78 → 85. 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 Fremont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Fremont to work
About 21% 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.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Fremont’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hornellsville (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fremont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | – | — | — | 19 min | $68,333 |
| Howard | under 2% | C− | B− | 23 min | $73,906 |
| Dansville | 3% | C− | C− | 26 min | $69,400 |
| Hornellsville | 9% | C | A− | 23 min | $73,014 |
| Wayland | under 2% | C− | B− | 28 min | $65,385 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fremont’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 Fremont: questions
What is the median household income in Fremont?
$68,333 (±$9,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fremont?
8.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fremont?
19 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 Fremont work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hornell (13%, 5 mi), North Dansville (10%, 12 mi), Hornellsville (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fremont without a car?
1% 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 Fremont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fremont
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.