Syracuse has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
63 jobs are based in Syracuse, and 307 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Syracuse itself; outside it, Pomeroy draws the most (12%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, where Ohio has 23 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Syracuse and work: the main findings
Syracuse is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Syracuse, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Syracuse has about 530 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Syracuse
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Syracuse 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.
Half of Syracuse commutes less than 24 miles
About 30% 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.
Out of Syracuse to work: where people go
Where Syracuse clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Syracuse
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Syracuse, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 63. 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 Syracuse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Syracuse: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Syracuse workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Syracuse and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Syracuse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | – | — | — | 19 min | $46,250 |
| Sutton Township | under 2% | C− | C | 34 min | $41,413 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Syracuse’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 Syracuse: questions
What is the median household income in Syracuse?
$46,250 (±$6,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Syracuse?
16.4%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Syracuse?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Syracuse work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pomeroy (12%, 4 mi), Salisbury Township (6%, 6 mi), Columbus (6%, 87 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Syracuse without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Syracuse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Syracuse
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.