First Free Will Baptist Church of Pike · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Pike commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% work in Pike itself; outside it, Gainesville draws the most (8%, 6 miles). Employers in Pike report 120 jobs, and 414 of its residents work somewhere. 2% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pike and work: the main findings
Pike is a place people come home to
There are 120 jobs based in Pike, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike has about 670 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pike are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Pike workers work from home
Only 3% 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 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Pike by day
On a workday 400 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Pike on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Pike
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 383 commuters (the 3% 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.
The towns that employ Pike’s residents
Where Pike clocks in
8% 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.
Pike makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 120. 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 Pike’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Pike, by distance
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.
11% of Pike works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike | – | — | — | 22 min | $71,250 |
| Eagle | 3% | C− | B | 30 min | $72,778 |
| Genesee Falls | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Gainesville | 8% | C− | C | 21 min | $56,250 |
| Hume | under 3% | C− | B− | 27 min | $68,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Genesee Falls: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gainesville. Darker towns draw more of Pike’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 Pike: questions
What is the median household income in Pike?
$71,250 (±$10,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike?
9.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (8%, 6 mi), Warsaw (7%, 12 mi), Arcade (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pike without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pike, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike
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.