Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0At 6.9%, unemployment in Naples is higher than in 82% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. The two grades for Naples are C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in four work in Naples; the top destination outside it is Rochester (9%, 39 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Naples, in a few figures
Commutes from Naples are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (26 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Naples’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Naples is Rochester, 39 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (91) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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 Naples
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Naples is better than 18% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Naples’ grade up ($69,702, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 12% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Naples could be anywhere from D to B.
How long Naples spends getting to work: about 23 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 Naples workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 927 commuters (the 18% 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 commute from Naples, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Naples quiets down on a workday
On a workday 789 residents head out to work, 241 work right here, and 510 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Naples on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Naples goes to work
Where Naples clocks in
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.
What the 751 jobs in Naples are
751 jobs are based in Naples.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Naples, 2014 → 2024: 687 → 751. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Naples’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Few in Naples walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Naples is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,136 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Naples households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Naples’ commuters take a bus or train.
Naples places 4,276th of 5,552 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,274 | Addison Township OH | 2,092 | $65K | 11.7% | 2.2% | 3% | C− |
| 4,275 | Tunica Resorts MS | 2,281 | $46K | 12.6% | 12.0% | 24% | C− |
| 4,276 | Naples NY | 2,354 | $70K | 12.3% | 6.9% | 23% | C− |
| 4,277 | Monroe Township PA | 1,652 | $59K | 16.3% | 8.5% | 4% | C− |
| 4,278 | South Jacksonville IL | 3,195 | $50K | 9.0% | 15.8% | 4% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Naples, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Naples
The biggest share goes to South Bristol (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Naples workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | – | C− | B− | 23 min | $69,702 |
| South Bristol | 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $97,148 |
| Cohocton | under 3% | C | C | 26 min | $65,286 |
| Springwater | under 3% | B | D− | 31 min | $84,670 |
| Italy | under 3% | D | D− | 38 min | $58,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Naples’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 2024, 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 Naples: questions
What is the median household income in Naples?
$69,702 (±$7,166) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Naples?
12.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Naples?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Naples work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (9%, 39 mi), Canandaigua (6%, 20 mi), Hopewell (3%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Naples walkable?
Naples is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Naples without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Naples, from the people who make the trip.
More of Naples
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.