With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Pavilion works elsewhere
Only 7% work in Pavilion; the top destination outside it is Batavia (14%, 11 miles). Pavilion has 551 jobs, and 1,073 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Pavilion B+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pavilion at work: what stands out
Commutes from Pavilion 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. Time on the road ↓
Pavilion makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Pavilion are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pavilion residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Pavilion
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pavilion is better than 71% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pavilion could be anywhere from B− to A.
Pavilion’s commute takes 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 Pavilion workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,035 commuters (the 8% 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.
46% of the jobs in Pavilion make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pavilion, 2013 → 2023: 664 → 551. 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 Pavilion’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Pavilion
On a workday 994 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 472 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Pavilion on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
The places Pavilion commutes to
Where Pavilion clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Half of Pavilion commutes less than 15 miles
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 Pavilion is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pavilion is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,119 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). 0.8% of Pavilion households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pavilion’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pavilion places 1,133rd of 5,102 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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% | 3% | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,131 | Dundas MN | 1,833 | $116K | 1.9% | 11.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,132 | Webster NH | 1,972 | $107K | 9.6% | 0.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,133 | Pavilion NY | 2,254 | $86K | 9.5% | 1.8% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,134 | Carroll Township OH | 2,066 | $75K | 6.2% | 1.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,135 | Marion Township PA | 1,962 | $80K | 6.4% | 3.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pavilion, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Pavilion: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Le Roy (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pavilion workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavilion | – | B+ | C− | 23 min | $86,462 |
| Covington | under 2% | B− | B− | 20 min | $68,125 |
| Le Roy | 5% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $72,978 |
| York | 3% | B− | B | 21 min | $79,886 |
| Stafford | under 2% | B | C− | 21 min | $87,554 |
| Caledonia | under 2% | A− | B | 25 min | $78,649 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pavilion’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 Pavilion: questions
What is the median household income in Pavilion?
$86,462 (±$7,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pavilion?
9.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pavilion?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pavilion work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batavia (14%, 11 mi), Rochester (7%, 27 mi), Batavia (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pavilion walkable?
Pavilion is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pavilion without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pavilion, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pavilion
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.