Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Mendon have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Mendon A−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Poverty touches 5.7% of residents, next to 14.0% for New York as a whole. 24% of workers work from home (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mendon apart
A longer commute than the towns next door
Mendon averages 27 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (18 to 23 minutes). Next door ↓
A lot of Mendon works from home
25% of Mendon workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Mendon are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Mendon
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mendon is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #149 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Mendon’s grade up ($131,778, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mendon could be anywhere from B to A+.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Mendon
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mendon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,158 commuters (the 24% 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 a workday changes Mendon
On a workday 3,520 residents head out to work, 530 work right here, and 2,384 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,900 people are in Mendon on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 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.
22% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Mendon clocks in
22% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Mendon’s 2,914 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mendon, 2013 → 2023: 2,917 → 2,914. 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 Mendon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Mendon
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 Mendon gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mendon is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #526 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 4,181 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 34% 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 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 42% 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). 3.5% of Mendon households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mendon’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Mendon ranks: 758th of 2,822 U.S. towns of 6,400 to 12,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 105 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 756 | Adel IA | 7,098 | $95K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 12% | A− |
| 757 | Gray ME | 8,676 | $95K | 3.5% | 3.4% | 9% | A− |
| 758 | Mendon NY | 9,072 | $132K | 5.7% | 4.9% | 13% | A− |
| 759 | Hickam Housing HI | 9,425 | $122K | 1.9% | 8.2% | 5% | A− |
| 760 | Fountainhead-Orchard Hills MD | 6,567 | $103K | 8.8% | 2.1% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,822 | 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 Mendon, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
18% of Mendon works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Henrietta (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mendon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendon | – | A− | B− | 27 min | $131,778 |
| Victor | 5% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $115,538 |
| Rush | under 2% | A+ | C− | 21 min | $122,519 |
| Henrietta | 9% | B | A | 18 min | $85,943 |
| Pittsford | 4% | A+ | A | 19 min | $145,581 |
| Lima | under 2% | B+ | A | 22 min | $87,130 |
| West Bloomfield | under 2% | B− | C | 22 min | $61,399 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mendon’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 Mendon: questions
What is the median household income in Mendon?
$131,778 (±$16,615) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mendon?
5.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mendon?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mendon work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (22%, 13 mi), Henrietta (9%, 6 mi), Brighton (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mendon walkable?
Mendon is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mendon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mendon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mendon
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.