Truxton Depot · Photo: Dj paige · CC BY-SA 4.0Truxton has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Truxton has 158 jobs, against 416 working residents. Only 4% stay in Truxton for work; outside it, Cortland is the main destination (15%, 11 miles). 8% of workers work from home; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Truxton
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Truxton on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Out of Truxton to work: where people go
Where Truxton clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
Truxton makes things: 46% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Truxton, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 158. 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 Truxton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes to work from Truxton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Truxton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 8% 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.
How far Truxton’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Next door to Truxton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Truxton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truxton | – | — | — | 29 min | $95,000 |
| Cuyler | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Homer | 4% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $74,012 |
| Preble | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $82,083 |
| Solon | under 2% | C+ | D | 24 min | $80,000 |
| Fabius | under 2% | B− | C+ | 27 min | $94,063 |
| Tully | 3% | B+ | B+ | 28 min | $108,529 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cuyler: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Homer. Darker towns draw more of Truxton’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 Truxton: questions
What is the median household income in Truxton?
$95,000 (±$21,896) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Truxton?
4.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Truxton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Truxton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cortland (15%, 11 mi), Cortlandville (15%, 9 mi), Syracuse (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Truxton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Truxton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Truxton
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.