Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Pamelia (2.7%) than in 75% of U.S. towns
Pamelia grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 7% work in Pamelia itself; outside it, Watertown draws the most (28%, 6 miles). Working residents average 19 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pamelia
Much of Pamelia works one town over
48% of working residents work in a town that borders Pamelia: Watertown (28%), Watertown (10%) and Le Ray (5%). Next door ↓
Commutes from Pamelia are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
The figures behind Pamelia’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pamelia is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #454 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Pamelia’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pamelia could be anywhere from D to A−.
Getting to work from Pamelia takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pamelia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,375 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many people are in Pamelia by day
On a workday 1,017 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 1,502 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Pamelia on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.45 per resident).
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 people from Pamelia work
Where Pamelia clocks in
Lines 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 work there is in Pamelia: 1,573 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pamelia, 2013 → 2023: 1,723 → 1,573. 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 Pamelia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Pamelia’s workers travel
About 24% 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 commute in Pamelia is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pamelia is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns, #701 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 1,526 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). 2.6% of Pamelia households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pamelia’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pamelia ranks: 2,434th of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,432 | Bluffton OH | 3,875 | $76K | 3.2% | 9.3% | 27% | B− |
| 2,433 | Ganges Township MI | 2,676 | $78K | 13.0% | 4.4% | 6% | B− |
| 2,434 | Pamelia NY | 3,238 | $67K | 10.4% | 2.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,435 | Holton Township MI | 2,674 | $73K | 10.1% | 3.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,436 | Monterey Township MI | 2,529 | $91K | 8.0% | 10.3% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Pamelia, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 48% of Pamelia
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pamelia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamelia | – | B− | D | 19 min | $66,850 |
| Orleans | 2% | C | C+ | 21 min | $77,500 |
| Watertown | 28% | C− | A | 16 min | $51,753 |
| Le Ray | 5% | C− | B− | 13 min | $63,073 |
| Brownville | 3% | B− | D | 25 min | $88,071 |
| Watertown | 10% | C | C | 24 min | $69,809 |
| Glen Park | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Calcium | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Park: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Calcium: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Watertown. Darker towns draw more of Pamelia’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 Pamelia: questions
What is the median household income in Pamelia?
$66,850 (±$21,365) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pamelia?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pamelia?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pamelia work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (28%, 6 mi), Watertown (10%, 8 mi), Le Ray (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pamelia walkable?
Pamelia is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pamelia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pamelia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pamelia
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.