Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Otto has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Otto; the top destination outside it is Concord (9%, 12 miles). Otto has 33 jobs, and 229 of its residents work somewhere. At 33 minutes each way, commutes from Otto run about the New York average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Otto, in a few figures
Who commutes out of Otto, and who commutes in
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Otto on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 the trip to work from Otto ends
Where Otto clocks in
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.
Goods, not services: 42% of the jobs in Otto
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otto, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 33. 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 Otto’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Otto, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otto workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 251 commuters (the 17% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Otto
About 20% 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.
The towns around Otto
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otto workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto | – | — | — | 33 min | $60,385 |
| Persia | under 3% | D | B+ | 27 min | $54,495 |
| Collins | under 3% | C | C | 24 min | $60,905 |
| East Otto | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Mansfield | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Otto and Mansfield: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otto’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 Otto: questions
What is the median household income in Otto?
$60,385 (±$11,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otto?
10.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otto?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Otto work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concord (9%, 12 mi), Ashford (6%, 10 mi), Ellicottville (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Otto without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Otto, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otto
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.