United Congregational Church of Irondequoit · Photo: LtPowers · CC BY-SA 3.0Irondequoit has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.3 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 11.9 in Rochester. 11,326 jobs are based in Irondequoit, against 24,240 working residents. Jobs and income earn Irondequoit B+; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Irondequoit
Much of Irondequoit works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Irondequoit: Rochester (35%), Brighton (4%) and Penfield (3%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Irondequoit 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 ↓
Most Irondequoit residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Irondequoit
64% of Irondequoit residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Irondequoit pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Irondequoit
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Irondequoit is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #283 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Irondequoit’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Irondequoit could be anywhere from B to A−.
From Irondequoit, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Irondequoit workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,559 commuters (the 14% 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 many miles Irondequoit 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 kinds of work in Irondequoit
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Irondequoit, 2013 → 2023: 10,405 → 11,326. 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 Irondequoit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Irondequoit
On a workday 22,083 residents head out to work, 2,157 work right here, and 9,169 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37,000 people are in Irondequoit on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
35% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Irondequoit clocks in
35% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
In Irondequoit, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Irondequoit is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #308 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% 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 25,209 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 83% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 7.0% of Irondequoit households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Irondequoit’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 904 U.S. towns of 35,000 to 68,000, Irondequoit comes 468th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
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| 18 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Bethlehem NY | 35,684 | $124K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 466 | Burnsville MN | 65,244 | $87K | 10.8% | 5.0% | 13% | B+ |
| 467 | Benton AR | 38,898 | $73K | 8.1% | 3.4% | 17% | B+ |
| 468 | Irondequoit NY | 50,180 | $79K | 9.2% | 4.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 469 | Hanover Park IL | 36,568 | $92K | 12.5% | 5.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 470 | Leland NC | 35,731 | $92K | 6.1% | 4.7% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 904 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Irondequoit, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Irondequoit and its neighbors: 45% work next door
The biggest share goes to Rochester (35%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Irondequoit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irondequoit | – | B+ | A− | 20 min | $79,162 |
| Rochester | 35% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $47,213 |
| Penfield | 3% | A | B+ | 20 min | $119,154 |
| Webster | 3% | A | B− | 21 min | $94,313 |
| Brighton | 4% | B+ | A | 17 min | $85,467 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Irondequoit’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 Irondequoit: questions
What is the median household income in Irondequoit?
$79,162 (±$3,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Irondequoit?
9.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Irondequoit?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Irondequoit work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (35%, 4 mi), Henrietta (8%, 11 mi), Greece (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Irondequoit walkable?
Irondequoit is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Irondequoit without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Irondequoit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Irondequoit
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.