Most of North Gates commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,615 jobs in North Gates for 4,580 working residents. Only 2% work in North Gates itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (32%, 4 miles). Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in North Gates: the gist
Commutes from North Gates are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of North Gates works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders North Gates: Rochester (32%) and Greece (9%). Next door ↓
Most North Gates residents work close to home
75% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
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.
Commuting from North Gates: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Gates workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,653 commuters (the 13% 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 North Gates, by distance
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.
Who leaves North Gates for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,478 residents head out to work, 102 work right here, and 1,513 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in North Gates on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where North Gates’ working residents head each day
Where North Gates clocks in
32% of workers
10% 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 North Gates’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Gates, 2013 → 2023: 2,112 → 1,615. 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 North Gates’s own residents hold wherever they work.
North Gates and its neighbors: 41% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Gates workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Gates | – | — | — | 18 min | $76,277 |
| Rochester | 32% | C− | A+ | 19 min | $47,213 |
| Greece | 9% | B | B | 21 min | $79,783 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rochester. Darker towns draw more of North Gates’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 North Gates: questions
What is the median household income in North Gates?
$76,277 (±$9,053) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Gates?
9.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Gates?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Gates work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (32%, 4 mi), Henrietta (10%, 9 mi), Gates (10%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Gates without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Gates, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Gates
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.