Work and commuting in Frewsburg
Commuters spend 20 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 7% work in Frewsburg itself; outside it, Jamestown draws the most (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Frewsburg, in brief
Frewsburg and Jamestown trade workers both ways
Jamestown is the top workplace for Frewsburg residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Frewsburg come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Frewsburg are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Frewsburg workers work from home
Only 0% 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 725 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Frewsburg’s working residents head each day
Where Frewsburg clocks in
24% of workers
16% 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.
Commuting from Frewsburg: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frewsburg workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 739 commuters (the 0% 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.
Frewsburg on a workday afternoon
On a workday 674 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 419 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Frewsburg on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Jobs in Frewsburg: what the 470 are
470 jobs are based in Frewsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frewsburg, 2013 → 2023: 432 → 470. 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 Frewsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Frewsburg’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
The towns around Frewsburg
The biggest share goes to Kiantone (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Frewsburg’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 Frewsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Frewsburg?
$75,536 (±$4,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frewsburg?
8.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frewsburg?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frewsburg work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (24%, 6 mi), Ellicott (16%, 8 mi), Carroll (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frewsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frewsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frewsburg
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.