Pendleton has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 1,898 jobs in Pendleton, and 3,337 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Pendleton is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pendleton
Commutes from Pendleton 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 ↓
Pendleton and Amherst trade workers both ways
Amherst is the top workplace for Pendleton residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Pendleton come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 Pendleton’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($113,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (9.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pendleton could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Pendleton’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pendleton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,872 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.
19% of working residents work in Amherst
Where Pendleton clocks in
19% of workers
15% 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.
Pendleton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,130 residents head out to work, 207 work right here, and 1,691 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,700 people are in Pendleton on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 kinds of work in Pendleton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pendleton, 2013 → 2023: 2,206 → 1,898. 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 Pendleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Pendleton
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.
Getting around Pendleton: mostly by car
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 3,519 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.2% of Pendleton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pendleton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,164 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,600, Pendleton comes 914th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 912 | North Bay Village FL | 8,099 | $84K | 9.3% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 913 | Delanco Township NJ | 5,010 | $79K | 3.3% | 5.5% | 3% | A− |
| 914 | Pendleton NY | 7,120 | $114K | 9.4% | 3.8% | 6% | A− |
| 915 | Spring Lake Park MN | 7,127 | $91K | 11.0% | 3.5% | 3% | A− |
| 916 | Tuttle OK | 8,708 | $104K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,164 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Pendleton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 26% of Pendleton
The biggest share goes to Amherst (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pendleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton | – | A− | D | 23 min | $113,750 |
| Amherst | 19% | A− | A− | 20 min | $93,483 |
| Wheatfield | 3% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $93,682 |
| Lockport | 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockport: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pendleton’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 Pendleton: questions
What is the median household income in Pendleton?
$113,750 (±$26,809) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pendleton?
9.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pendleton?
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 Pendleton work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amherst (19%, 6 mi), Buffalo (15%, 15 mi), Tonawanda (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pendleton walkable?
Pendleton is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pendleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pendleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pendleton
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.