Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Meridian commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
4 jobs are based in Meridian, and 138 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Meridian itself; outside it, Syracuse draws the most (14%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute from Meridian lasts 22 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Meridian for work, and who comes in
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Meridian on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Meridian’s residents
Where Meridian clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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 Meridian: what the 4 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meridian, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Meridian’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Meridian
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meridian workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 19% 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.
Miles to work from Meridian
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.
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 Meridian: questions
What is the median household income in Meridian?
$93,750 (±$42,957) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meridian?
15.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meridian?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meridian work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (14%, 22 mi), Auburn (9%, 16 mi), DeWitt (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meridian without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meridian, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meridian
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.