St. Bonaventure draws 2,037 commuters a day, with 3.4 jobs for every working resident
St. Bonaventure has 2,099 jobs, against 618 working residents. About one in ten work in St. Bonaventure; the top destination outside it is Olean (20%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 15 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Bonaventure and work: the main findings
St. Bonaventure has far more jobs than workers
St. Bonaventure has 2,099 jobs, 3.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,500 people are in town, 75% more than the 2,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from St. Bonaventure are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 138 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
St. Bonaventure and Olean trade workers both ways
Olean is the top workplace for St. Bonaventure residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in St. Bonaventure come from (18% 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; with 618 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
St. Bonaventure by day and by night
On a workday 556 residents head out to work and 62 work right here.
About 3,500 people are in St. Bonaventure on a workday afternoon, 75% more 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.
Commuting from St. Bonaventure: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Bonaventure workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 677 commuters (the 14% 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 daily trip into St. Bonaventure
Where St. Bonaventure clocks in
20% 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.
What St. Bonaventure’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Bonaventure, 2013 → 2023: 1,852 → 2,099. 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 St. Bonaventure’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from St. Bonaventure
About 36% 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.
The towns around St. Bonaventure
The biggest share goes to Olean (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Bonaventure workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure | – | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Allegany | under 2% | C | A− | 19 min | $70,625 |
| Olean | 3% | C | C | 19 min | $74,583 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Bonaventure’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 St. Bonaventure: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Bonaventure?
19.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Bonaventure?
15 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Bonaventure work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olean (20%, 2 mi), Allegany (17%, 3 mi), Little Valley (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Bonaventure without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Bonaventure, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Bonaventure
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.