von Steuben, Baron, Memorial Site · Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Steuben commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Steuben itself; outside it, Utica draws the most (17%, 18 miles). Employers in Steuben report 78 jobs; 436 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Steuben C−; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Steuben, in brief
Steuben is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Steuben, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Steuben has about 750 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Steuben are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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 436 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Steuben
On income, poverty and job access, Steuben is better than 24% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Steuben’s grade up (11.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: Steuben’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Steuben could be anywhere from D to B−.
How many people are in Steuben by day
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Steuben on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The daily trip from Steuben: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steuben workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 259 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where Steuben’s working residents head each day
Where Steuben clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Steuben
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steuben, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 78. 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 Steuben’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Steuben commutes less than 17 miles
About 25% 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.
Most trips from Steuben start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Steuben is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Steuben 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 324 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). 4.4% of Steuben households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Steuben’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Steuben is 2,352nd of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,350 | Washington Township IN | 1,066 | $64K | 17.5% | 5.0% | 1% | C− |
| 2,351 | Grant Township MO | 1,412 | $71K | 12.1% | 1.6% | 6% | C− |
| 2,352 | Steuben NY | 1,107 | $66K | 11.6% | 3.0% | 1% | C− |
| 2,353 | Orwell VT | 1,250 | $70K | 10.8% | 5.5% | 5% | C− |
| 2,354 | Chenoweth OR | 1,445 | $63K | 10.9% | 16.1% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Steuben, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 14% of Steuben’s workers
The biggest share goes to Trenton (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steuben workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben | – | C− | D− | 28 min | $66,181 |
| Remsen | 5% | C | D | 32 min | $71,438 |
| Western | under 2% | B− | D | 25 min | $88,964 |
| Floyd | under 2% | B+ | D− | 19 min | $98,297 |
| Boonville | 2% | C | C+ | 29 min | $68,253 |
| Trenton | 7% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $88,807 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Steuben’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 Steuben: questions
What is the median household income in Steuben?
$66,181 (±$14,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steuben?
11.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steuben?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steuben work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (17%, 18 mi), New Hartford (11%, 20 mi), Trenton (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Steuben walkable?
Steuben is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Steuben without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Steuben, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steuben
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.