At 14.0%, unemployment in Minoa is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Minoa itself; outside it, Syracuse draws the most (28%, 7 miles). The two grades for Minoa are B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Minoa apart
Commutes from Minoa are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Minoa residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
53% of the jobs in Minoa are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
28% of Minoa works in Syracuse
464 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Syracuse, 7.2 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Minoa itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Minoa’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Minoa is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #316 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Minoa’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Minoa could be anywhere from B− to A.
The trip to work from Minoa: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minoa workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,377 commuters (the 14% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Minoa
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
65% of the jobs in Minoa pay over $3,333 a month
574 jobs are based in Minoa.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minoa, 2013 → 2023: 545 → 574. 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 Minoa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Minoa ends
Where Minoa clocks in
28% of workers
13% 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.
Minoa quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,648 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 544 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Minoa on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
Most of Minoa commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Minoa is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #505 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 1,602 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 3.7% of Minoa households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Minoa’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,647th of 4,474: where Minoa ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,645 | Mineral Ridge OH | 3,657 | $59K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,646 | Williamsburg IA | 3,408 | $58K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 21% | B |
| 1,647 | Minoa NY | 3,624 | $96K | 4.4% | 14.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,648 | Washington Township PA | 2,651 | $92K | 4.3% | 8.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,649 | Delaware Township PA | 4,287 | $75K | 8.6% | 2.4% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | 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 Minoa, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
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 Minoa: questions
What is the median household income in Minoa?
$95,506 (±$17,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minoa?
4.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minoa?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minoa work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (28%, 7 mi), DeWitt (18%, 4 mi), Manlius (13%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Minoa walkable?
Minoa is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Minoa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minoa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minoa
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.