Charles Bullis House · Photo: Dmadeo · CC BY-SA 3.0Macedon has higher household incomes than 73% of U.S. towns
8.1% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Macedon are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 7% stay in Macedon for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (17%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Macedon at work: what stands out
Commutes from Macedon are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Macedon makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Macedon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Macedon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. 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.
The four measures behind Macedon’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Macedon is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #251 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($95,313, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Macedon could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Macedon: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Macedon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,175 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.
Macedon makes things: 40% of its jobs are in goods
3,191 jobs are based in Macedon.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macedon, 2013 → 2023: 3,314 → 3,191. 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 Macedon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Macedon
On a workday 3,840 residents head out to work, 293 work right here, and 2,898 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,400 people are in Macedon on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 per resident).
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 Macedon: the destinations
Where Macedon clocks in
17% 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.
Where in the region Macedon 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.
The commute in Macedon is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Macedon is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #636 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 4,790 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 47% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% 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). 4.3% of Macedon households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Macedon’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,078th of 2,778: where Macedon ranks among U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 4 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 102 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,076 | Warrenton VA | 10,213 | $83K | 9.7% | 2.0% | 18% | B+ |
| 1,077 | Atlas Township MI | 8,271 | $107K | 4.1% | 6.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,078 | Macedon NY | 9,367 | $95K | 8.1% | 4.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,079 | Woodland Park CO | 8,014 | $99K | 5.1% | 1.8% | 22% | B+ |
| 1,080 | Alachua FL | 10,612 | $83K | 9.5% | 1.4% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,778 | 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 Macedon, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
The towns next door employ 12% of Macedon
The biggest share goes to Perinton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macedon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macedon | – | B+ | C | 24 min | $95,313 |
| Walworth | under 3% | A | D | 24 min | $94,286 |
| Palmyra | 4% | B | C− | 25 min | $67,113 |
| Perinton | 8% | A | B | 21 min | $112,093 |
| Palmyra | under 3% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $64,983 |
| Gananda | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Farmington | under 3% | B | C+ | 23 min | $92,944 |
| Marion | under 3% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $80,469 |
| Manchester | under 3% | B | C | 22 min | $68,800 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gananda: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Macedon’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 Macedon: questions
What is the median household income in Macedon?
$95,313 (±$16,872) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Macedon?
8.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Macedon?
24 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 Macedon work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (17%, 17 mi), Perinton (8%, 6 mi), Henrietta (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Macedon walkable?
Macedon is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Macedon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Macedon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macedon
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.