Photo: Pubdog · Public domainPersia’s household incomes are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns
21.9% of residents are in poverty, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Persia are D for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Persia, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Persia than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Persia fell from 1,278 in 2013 to 666 in 2023, −48%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Persia are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Persia workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 803 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Persia
On income, poverty and job access, Persia is better than 8% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Persia’s grade.
Unemployment (2.5%) is left out: Persia’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Persia could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Factories, building and farms: 28% of the jobs in Persia
666 jobs are based in Persia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Persia, 2013 → 2023: 1,278 → 666. 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 Persia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Persia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Persia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 735 commuters (the 4% 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.
Persia by day and by night
On a workday 703 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 566 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 (0.83 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.
11% of working residents work in Collins
Where Persia clocks in
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.
How far it is to work from Persia
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.
In Persia, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Persia is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Persia near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 767 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 7.8% of Persia households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Persia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Persia is 4,734th of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,732 | White Hall IL | 2,159 | $55K | 17.3% | 5.1% | 14% | D |
| 4,733 | Moroni UT | 1,710 | $66K | 21.0% | 9.0% | 15% | D |
| 4,734 | Persia NY | 2,138 | $54K | 21.9% | 2.5% | 12% | D |
| 4,735 | Hinsdale NY | 2,097 | $56K | 18.2% | 2.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,736 | Clay Township OH | 1,737 | $49K | 12.5% | 8.2% | <1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | 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 Persia, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 17% of Persia’s workers
The biggest share goes to Collins (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Persia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persia | – | D | B+ | 27 min | $54,495 |
| Otto | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Collins | 11% | C | C | 24 min | $60,905 |
| Gowanda | under 3% | C− | A | 21 min | $51,828 |
| Dayton | under 3% | D | C+ | 35 min | $68,553 |
| Perrysburg | 6% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $62,333 |
| New Albion | under 3% | D | B− | 33 min | $60,893 |
Same-state neighbors only. Otto: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Persia’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 Persia: questions
What is the median household income in Persia?
$54,495 (±$7,943) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Persia?
21.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Persia?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Persia work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Collins (11%, 6 mi), Perrysburg (6%, 7 mi), Hamburg (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Persia walkable?
Persia is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Persia without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Persia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Persia
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.