With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Gananda works elsewhere
22% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Gananda has 513 jobs, and 2,804 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Gananda for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (19%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gananda at work: what stands out
Gananda is a place people come home to
There are 513 jobs based in Gananda, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gananda has about 4,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Gananda are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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.
How many people are in Gananda by day
On a workday 2,773 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 482 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Gananda on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Time on the road from Gananda: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gananda workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,761 commuters (the 22% 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.
The places Gananda commutes to
Where Gananda clocks in
19% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Gananda is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gananda, 2013 → 2023: 412 → 513. 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 Gananda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Gananda commutes
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 Gananda
The biggest share goes to Macedon (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Gananda’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 Gananda: questions
What is the median household income in Gananda?
$109,761 (±$15,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gananda?
5.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gananda?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gananda work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (19%, 14 mi), Perinton (8%, 6 mi), Henrietta (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gananda 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 Gananda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gananda
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.