Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0At 1.5%, unemployment in Marilla is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Marilla are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. 5% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). Only 7% work in Marilla; the top destination outside it is Buffalo (16%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marilla at work: what stands out
Marilla makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Marilla are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Marilla residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
Marilla has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Marilla went from 1,669 in 2013 to 3,308 in 2023, +98%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Marilla pay better than its residents’ jobs
92% of the jobs based in Marilla pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 65% of the jobs Marilla residents hold. 95% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Marilla. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Marilla are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Marilla’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marilla is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #60 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 67% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marilla could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
65% of the jobs in Marilla make or build things
3,308 jobs are based in Marilla.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marilla, 2013 → 2023: 1,669 → 3,308. 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 Marilla’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Marilla: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marilla workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,693 commuters (the 5% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Marilla
On a workday 2,282 residents head out to work, 181 work right here, and 3,127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Marilla on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.34 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 Marilla: the destinations
Where Marilla clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
How many miles Marilla 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.
Driving is how Marilla gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marilla is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #717 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Marilla 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 2,831 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.3% of Marilla households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marilla’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Marilla is 327th among 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 21 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 325 | Ray Township MI | 3,848 | $118K | 6.4% | 0.9% | 5% | A |
| 326 | Riga NY | 5,471 | $101K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 9% | A |
| 327 | Marilla NY | 5,119 | $93K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 7% | A |
| 328 | Burbank CA | 5,333 | $135K | 11.1% | 1.4% | <1% | A |
| 329 | North Caldwell NJ | 6,815 | $208K | 1.7% | 6.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Marilla, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 17% of Marilla’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marilla workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilla | – | A | D | 28 min | $92,787 |
| Alden | 4% | B+ | C+ | 27 min | $91,441 |
| Elma | 6% | A− | C | 22 min | $116,460 |
| Wales | under 4% | A | C− | 25 min | $88,590 |
| Aurora | 7% | A− | A− | 24 min | $102,065 |
| Town Line | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bennington | under 4% | B+ | D− | 33 min | $89,050 |
Same-state neighbors only. Town Line: 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 Aurora. Darker towns draw more of Marilla’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 Marilla: questions
What is the median household income in Marilla?
$92,787 (±$22,688) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marilla?
2.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marilla?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marilla work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (16%, 17 mi), Amherst (11%, 17 mi), Cheektowaga (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marilla walkable?
Marilla is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marilla without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marilla, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marilla
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.