Photo: Unknown artistUnknown artist · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Le Roy (2.3%) than in 80% of U.S. towns
8% of workers have no commute at all, against 15% across New York. Le Roy grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Le Roy for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (11%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Le Roy
Where Le Roy’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Le Roy is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #248 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Le Roy’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($72,978, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Le Roy could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Le Roy
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Le Roy workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,458 commuters (the 8% 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 people are in Le Roy by day
On a workday 2,938 residents head out to work, 576 work right here, and 1,640 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Le Roy on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Commuting out of Le Roy: the destinations
Where Le Roy clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Jobs in Le Roy: what the 2,216 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Le Roy, 2013 → 2023: 2,276 → 2,216. 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 Le Roy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Le Roy works
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.
Most of Le Roy commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Le Roy is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #580 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Le Roy near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,763 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 17.6% of Le Roy households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Le Roy’s commuters take a bus or train.
Le Roy is 1,114th of 3,071 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 15 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,112 | Wilmington Manor DE | 8,214 | $78K | 11.6% | 2.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,113 | Kenwood OH | 8,326 | $110K | 6.3% | 8.7% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,114 | Le Roy NY | 7,577 | $73K | 7.6% | 2.3% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,115 | Butler Township OH | 6,667 | $69K | 5.0% | 1.2% | 29% | B+ |
| 1,116 | Surfside FL | 5,591 | $100K | 9.9% | 5.2% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Le Roy, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
How Le Roy compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Stafford (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Le Roy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Roy | – | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $72,978 |
| Stafford | 2% | B | C− | 21 min | $87,554 |
| Wheatland | under 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $82,538 |
| Pavilion | under 3% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $86,462 |
| Riga | under 3% | A | D | 24 min | $100,750 |
| Bergen | under 3% | B | B | 21 min | $75,327 |
| Caledonia | under 3% | A− | B | 25 min | $78,649 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Le Roy’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 Le Roy: questions
What is the median household income in Le Roy?
$72,978 (±$13,799) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Le Roy?
7.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Le Roy?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Le Roy work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (11%, 22 mi), Batavia (10%, 11 mi), Henrietta (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Le Roy walkable?
Le Roy is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Le Roy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Le Roy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Le Roy
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.