Rush has higher household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. 3.6% of residents are in poverty, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. For jobs and income Rush is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rush, in brief
Commutes from Rush 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 ↓
Rush makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Rush are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Rush residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 16%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Rush works from home
24% of Rush workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Rush has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Rush went from 629 in 2013 to 879 in 2023, +40%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Rush’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Rush’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rush could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Rush
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rush workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,281 commuters (the 24% 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.
A place that makes things: 44% of Rush’s jobs are in goods
879 jobs are based in Rush.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rush, 2013 → 2023: 629 → 879. 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 Rush’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rush by day and by night
On a workday 1,465 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 810 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Rush on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.57 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
25% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Rush clocks in
25% of workers
17% 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.
How far Rush goes to work
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.
Few in Rush walk, bike or ride to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,681 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). 0.5% of Rush households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rush’s commuters take a bus or train.
Rush places 192nd of 4,535 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Jefferson MD | 3,314 | $151K | 2.0% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 191 | Piermont NY | 2,607 | $140K | 1.1% | 4.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 192 | Rush NY | 3,468 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| 193 | Pleasant Valley WI | 3,878 | $140K | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 194 | Cambrian Park CA | 3,494 | $193K | 5.5% | 3.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Rush, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Rush and its neighbors: 20% work next door
The biggest share goes to Henrietta (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rush workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush | – | A+ | C− | 21 min | $122,519 |
| Caledonia | under 3% | A− | B | 25 min | $78,649 |
| Wheatland | under 3% | B | C− | 24 min | $82,538 |
| Avon | under 3% | B+ | A− | 21 min | $76,098 |
| Henrietta | 17% | B | A | 18 min | $85,943 |
| Mendon | 3% | A− | B− | 27 min | $131,778 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rush’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 Rush: questions
What is the median household income in Rush?
$122,519 (±$23,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rush?
3.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rush?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rush work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (25%, 14 mi), Henrietta (17%, 6 mi), Brighton (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rush walkable?
Rush is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rush without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rush, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rush
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.