Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Greece (5.1%) than in 63% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Greece itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (32%, 7 miles). Greece grades B for jobs and income and B for walkability. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (New York 33, 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: Greece in brief
Commutes from Greece are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Greece works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Greece: Rochester (32%) and Gates (5%). Next door ↓
Most Greece residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
The four measures behind Greece’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Greece is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #342 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Greece’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Greece could be anywhere from B− to B+.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Greece workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39,593 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far Greece’s workers travel
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.
Who commutes out of Greece, and who commutes in
On a workday 37,377 residents head out to work, 6,906 work right here, and 19,596 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77,000 people are in Greece on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Out of Greece to work: where people go
Where Greece clocks in
32% 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.
Inside Greece’s 26,502 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Greece, 2013 → 2023: 24,208 → 26,502. 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 Greece’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Greece, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Greece is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #430 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 45,618 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 56% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 6.4% of Greece households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Greece’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 66,000 to 128,000, Greece ranks 263rd of 476 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 24 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
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| 72 | Greenburgh NY | 94,537 | $152K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 13% | A |
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| 100 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
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| 261 | Bayonne NJ | 74,744 | $84K | 14.4% | 5.4% | 15% | B |
| 262 | St. Joseph Township IN | 79,623 | $73K | 10.4% | 4.0% | 11% | B |
| 263 | Greece NY | 94,484 | $80K | 10.6% | 5.1% | 16% | B |
| 264 | Vista CA | 98,274 | $95K | 10.5% | 6.6% | 13% | B |
| 265 | Lake Elsinore CA | 75,067 | $102K | 9.4% | 6.3% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 476 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Greece, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 37% of Greece’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Greece workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | – | B | B | 21 min | $79,783 |
| Rochester | 32% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $47,213 |
| Gates | 5% | B+ | B | 18 min | $77,080 |
| North Gates | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Parma | under 2% | B+ | B− | 22 min | $93,558 |
Same-state neighbors only. North Gates: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of Greece’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 Greece: questions
What is the median household income in Greece?
$79,783 (±$3,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Greece?
10.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Greece?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Greece work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (32%, 7 mi), Henrietta (8%, 14 mi), Gates (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Greece walkable?
Greece is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Greece without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Greece, from the people who make the trip.
More of Greece
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.