Commuting Patterns
Syracuse and Onondaga County lie at the crossroads of an excellent road system and at the center of the 5 county Central New York region. Commuting into the CBD and suburbs from surrounding counties is quick making Syracuse an easy commute for the region’s workforce.

WORKER COMMUTING PATTERNS
FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK COUNTIES
Cayuga County 1990 2000
Work Here 26,559 27,938
Work Here & Live here 23,224 23,323
Work Here & Live elsewhere 3,335 4,615
% Workforce Commuting In 13% 17%
Live Here & Work Elsewhere 11,929 13,461
% of Resident Workers Commuting Out 34% 37%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) 20.4 22.0
Cortland County 1990 2000
Work Here 22,455 20,607
Work Here & Live here 17,790 15,943
Work Here & Live elsewhere 4,665 4,664
% Workforce Commuting In 21% 23%
Live Here & Work Elsewhere 4,798 6,220
% of Resident Workers Commuting Out 21% 28%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) 17.5 21.1
Madison County 1990 2000
Work Here 24,152 23,840
Work Here & Live here 16,999 16,174
Work Here & Live elsewhere 7,153 7,666
% Workforce Commuting In 30% 32%
Live Here & Work Elsewhere 14,914 15,771
% of Resident Workers Commuting Out 47% 49%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) 20.2 22.6
Onondaga County 1990 2000
Work Here 252,940 246,601
Work Here & Live here 211,937 199,085
Work Here & Live elsewhere 41,003 47,516
% Workforce Commuting In 16% 19%
Live Here & Work Elsewhere 11,713 12,561
% of Resident Workers Commuting Out 5% 6%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) 18.3 19.3
Oswego County 1990 2000
Work Here 40,498 36,684
Work Here & Live here 33,998 31,157
Work Here & Live elsewhere 6,500 5,527
% Workforce Commuting In 16% 15%
Live Here & Work Elsewhere 16,708 21,676
% of Resident Workers Commuting Out 33% 41%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes) 21.4 24.4
Source:U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1990 and 2000 Census of Population and Housing.


COUNTY TO COUNTY WORKER FLOW
CENTRAL NEW YORK COUNTIES
Workplace
County
1990 Workers 2000 Workers Change # Change %
Cayuga County Residents
Cayuga County 23,224 23,323 99 0.4%
Cortland County 857 736 -121 -14.1%
Madison County 14 49 35 250.0%
Onondaga County 6,801 7,751 950 14.0%
Oswego County 865 831 -34 -3.9%
Cortland County Residents
Cayuga County 102 159 57 55.9%
Cortland County 17,790 15,943 -1,847 -10.4%
Madison County 135 98 -37 -27.4%
Onondaga County 1,803 2,063 260 14.4%
Oswego County 4 23 19 475.0%
Madison County Residents
Cayuga County 15 52 37 246.7%
Cortland County 175 154 -21 -12.0%
Madison County 16,999 16,174 -825 -4.9%
Onondaga County 10,113 10,287 174 1.7%
Oswego County 48 105 57 118.8%
Onondaga County Residents
Cayuga County 1,512 2,061 549 36.3%
Cortland County 795 914 119 15.0%
Madison County 1,338 2,061 723 54.0%
Onondaga County 211,937 199,085 -12,852 -6.1%
Oswego County 3,778 2,925 -853 -22.6%
Oswego County Residents
Cayuga County 151 348 197 130.5%
Cortland County 3 103 100 3333.3%
Madison County 80 311 231 288.8%
Onondaga County 14,621 18,231 3,610 24.7%
Oswego County 33,998 31,157 -2,841 -8.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 2000 County-To-County Worker Flow Files,
March 2003.


County to County Worker flow, 2000 data
Communiting Distances

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