Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Lockport
Employers in Lockport report 7,945 jobs for 9,499 working residents. About one in ten stay in Lockport for work; outside it, Amherst is the main destination (16%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lockport
Time on the road from Lockport: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockport workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,971 commuters (the 10% 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.
Lockport on a workday afternoon
On a workday 8,569 residents head out to work, 930 work right here, and 7,015 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Lockport: the destinations
Where Lockport clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Lockport makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockport, 2014 → 2024: 7,165 → 7,945. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lockport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lockport goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Lockport
The biggest share goes to Clarence (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport | – | — | — | 22 min | $86,099 |
| Clarence | 3% | A− | B | 23 min | $124,800 |
| Royalton | under 3% | B | C+ | 33 min | $92,373 |
| Cambria | under 3% | A− | C | 26 min | $111,563 |
| Newfane | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 25 min | $75,484 |
| Pendleton | 2% | A− | D | 23 min | $113,750 |
| Hartland | under 3% | B+ | C | 34 min | $91,901 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lockport’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 2024, 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 Lockport: questions
What is the median household income in Lockport?
$86,099 (±$6,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockport?
8.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockport?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockport work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amherst (16%, 10 mi), Buffalo (12%, 20 mi), Lockport (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lockport without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockport
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.