Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0Perinton has higher household incomes than 85% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Perinton; the top destination outside it is Rochester (24%, 11 miles). Poverty touches 4.8% of residents; New York has 14.0%. The two grades for Perinton are A for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Perinton, in brief
Perinton trades workers with the towns around it
Perinton has about as many jobs (19,586) as working residents (20,774), but they are mostly different people: 17,670 residents leave for work each day while 16,482 people come in. Only 16% of the jobs in Perinton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Perinton are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Perinton and Rochester trade workers both ways
Rochester is the top workplace for Perinton residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Perinton 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 Perinton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Perinton is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #85 of 758 in New York. Household income is its strongest input ($112,093, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Perinton could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who works in Perinton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 17,670 residents head out to work, 3,104 work right here, and 16,482 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 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.
Commuting from Perinton: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Perinton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18,779 commuters (the 21% 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.
Out of Perinton to work: where people go
Where Perinton clocks in
24% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
66% of the jobs in Perinton pay over $3,333 a month
19,586 jobs are based in Perinton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Perinton, 2013 → 2023: 19,142 → 19,586. 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 Perinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Perinton’s workers travel
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 Perinton is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Perinton is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #464 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of 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 23,830 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 35% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 4.4% of Perinton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Perinton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Perinton is 160th among 923 U.S. towns of 33,000 to 63,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 158 | Urbandale IA | 48,570 | $113K | 6.8% | 2.9% | 12% | A |
| 159 | Brunswick OH | 35,114 | $91K | 6.1% | 2.0% | 10% | A |
| 160 | Perinton NY | 46,823 | $112K | 4.8% | 3.3% | 15% | A |
| 161 | Apple Valley MN | 55,248 | $98K | 6.0% | 3.1% | 10% | A |
| 162 | St. Louis Park MN | 50,027 | $102K | 6.9% | 3.2% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 923 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Perinton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
13% of Perinton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Pittsford (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Perinton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perinton | – | A | B | 21 min | $112,093 |
| East Rochester | under 3% | B | A | 19 min | $73,344 |
| Penfield | 4% | A | B+ | 20 min | $119,154 |
| Victor | 4% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $115,538 |
| Pittsford | 5% | A+ | A | 19 min | $145,581 |
| Macedon | under 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $95,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Perinton’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 Perinton: questions
What is the median household income in Perinton?
$112,093 (±$4,940) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Perinton?
4.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Perinton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Perinton work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (24%, 11 mi), Henrietta (8%, 11 mi), Pittsford (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Perinton walkable?
Perinton is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Perinton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Perinton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Perinton
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.