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The following is an inventory of facts about the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region that have been compiled for informational purposes. Further information about these topic areas can be obtained by contacting the data source, which is provided for your reference along with each table.

● Area

County Square Miles

Genesee

494.11

Livingston

632.13

Monroe

659.29

Ontario

644.38

Orleans

391.40

Seneca

324.91

Wayne

604.21

Wyoming

592.91

Yates

338.21

REGION

4,681.58

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

● Roadway Mileage - by Owner (2008)

County State County Local Other TOTAL

Genesee

191

258

542

46

1,036

Livingston

269

243

846

12

1,370

Monroe

466

665

2,300

82

3,515

Ontario

221

239

1,059

30

1,549

Orleans

157

197

442

14

811

Seneca

158

157

411

27

753

Wayne

174

406

979

3

1,562

Wyoming

205

242

674

2

1,123

Yates

108

180

521

0

809

REGION

1,949

2,587

7,774

217

12,527

Source: NYS Dept. of Transportation, 2008

● Population (2010)

County Population

Genesee

60,079

Livingston

65,393

Monroe (incl. Rochester)

744,344

Ontario

107,931

Orleans

42,883

Seneca

35,251

Wayne

93,772

Wyoming

42,155

Yates

25,348

REGION

1,217,156
City of Rochester

210,565

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

● Employment - Number of Employees (2009)

County Private Government TOTAL

Genesee

17,293

6,037

23,330

Livingston

12,882

6,866

19,748

Monroe

320,128

48,237

368,365

Ontario

39,673

8,394

48,067

Orleans

8,711

4,224

12,935

Seneca

7,938

3,152

11,090

Wayne

21,232

8,108

29,340

Wyoming

9,207

4,311

13,518

Yates

5,534

1,298

6,832

REGION

442,598

90,627

533,225

Source: NYS Dept. of Labor, 2009

● Housing Units (2010)

County Housing Units

Genesee

25,589

Livingston

27,123

Monroe (incl. Rochester)

320,593

Ontario

48,193

Orleans

18,431

Seneca

16,043

Wayne

41,057

Wyoming

17,970

Yates

13,491

REGION

528,490
City of Rochester

97,158

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010

● Businesses (2009)

County Private Government TOTAL

Genesee

1,343

81

1,424

Livingston

1,290

99

1,389

Monroe

17,216

324

17,540

Ontario

2,806

120

2,926

Orleans

688

66

754

Seneca

680

58

738

Wayne

1,875

131

2,006

Wyoming

819

71

890

Yates

566

44

610

REGION

27,283

994

28,277

Source: NYS Dept. of Labor, 2009
   

● Driver Licenses (2010)

County Male Female TOTAL

Genesee

21,943

22,332

44,275

Livingston

22,325

22,791

45,116

Monroe

247,956

263,463

511,419

Ontario

38,814

40,445

79,259

Orleans

14,735

14,865

29,600

Seneca

11,939

12,144

24,083

Wayne

34,595

34,939

69,534

Wyoming

15,079

14,610

29,689

Yates

8,362

8,556

16,918

REGION

415,748

434,145

849,893

Source: NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles, 2010

● Vehicle Registrations (2010)

County Standard Commercial Other TOTAL

Genesee

37,946

7,881

6,267

52,094

Livingston

39,594

8,150

6,484

54,228

Monroe

469,841

42,280

40,063

552,184

Ontario

70,151

12,443

10,622

93,216

Orleans

25,429

4,642

3,862

33,933

Seneca

20,587

4,055

4,007

28,649

Wayne

62,459

11,587

10,965

85,011

Wyoming

24,294

6,728

5,041

36,063

Yates

14,191

3,471

2,604

20,266

REGION

764,492

101,237

89,915

955,644

Source: NYS Dept. of Motor Vehicles, 2010
   

● Annual Amtrak Ridership
Rochester, NY (2003-2010)

Year Ridership

2003

88,283

2004

84,111

2005

76,206

2006

78,750

2007

76,425

2008

96,935

2009

105,206

2010

128,935

Source: Amtrak Fact Sheets - State of New York

● Person Trips by Trip Purpose in the Rochester, NY
Transportation Management Area (2009)

Trip Purpose Percent

Family & Personal Business

48.9%

Social & Recreational

23.4%

Earning a Living

18.1%

School/Church

8.9%

Other

0.9%

Source: National Household Travel Survey - Rochester, NY Add-on, 2009
   

● Freight Tonnage by Mode in the
Genesee-Finger Lakes Region (2010)

Mode Tonnage (%)

Truck

81.9

Rail

12.9

Water

4.7

Air

0.5

Source: IHS/Global Insight via NYS Dept. of
Transportation and U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 2010

● Freight Tonnage and Value by Direction
in the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region (2010)

Direction

Tonnage

Value ($)

Inbound

40,066,000

122,005,776,725

Outbound

34,442,000

170,993,401,128

Within

14,047,000

11,014,860,961

Through

193,362,000

611,801,443,611

Total

281,917,000

915,815,482,424

Source: IHS/Global Insight via NYS Dept. of Transportation and
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 2010

● Means of Transportation to Work in the
Genesee-Finger Lakes Region (2009)

Means of Transportation Percent

Drove Alone

81.6%

Carpooled

8.6%

Bicycled or Walked

3.8%

Worked at Home

3.2%

Public Transportation

1.8%

Other Means

0.6%

Motorcycle

0.2%

Taxicab

0.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009

● Bridge Condition by County (2010)

County Good
(5.00-7.00)		 Deficient
(3.75-4.99)		 Poor
(0.00-3.74)		 TOTAL

Genesee

98

64

5

167

Livingston

111

42

10

163

Monroe

409

188

12

609

Ontario

124

54

2

180

Orleans

83

53

3

139

Seneca

31

22

4

57

Wayne

55

36

2

93

Wyoming

84

43

6

133

Yates

39

15

1

55

REGION

1,034

517

45

1,596

Source: NYS Dept. of Transportation, 2010

Further data about the region is included in the Genesee-Finger Lakes Atlas, which can be viewed and/or downloaded from our inventory of Plans & Studies.

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