Elmira NextChemung County’s business nexus, built from public records

Around Dunn Field Boat Launch

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This spot

Municipality
City of Elmira
Census tract
9
Flood area (county map)
Zone AE

Permits, zoning and contacts for the City of Elmira →

Getting here

Nearest I-86 exit
Exit 56, 1.3 mi
Elmira Corning Regional Airport
7.9 mi
Nearest rail line
1.0 mi (Norfolk Southern Railway)
Post office
1.2 mi (South Side Elmira Post Office)
UPS
6.4 mi (The UPS Store)
FedEx
8.3 mi (FedEx Ship Center)

No C TRAN bus stop within ½ mile.

Distances are straight-line, not driving. Exits, rail, parking and shipping: © OpenStreetMap contributors. All infrastructure →

Incentive programs here

Opportunity Zone
No
HUBZone
No
New Markets Tax Credit
Yes: a low-income community

Business and real estate projects here can raise New Markets Tax Credit financing through Community Development Entities (CDEs); distressed tracts are often prioritized.

Sources: SBA (HUBZones), U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund (New Markets Tax Credit tracts), NYS Department of State (Brownfield Opportunity Areas), NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (National Register). Eligibility depends on the project: confirm with the program.

Environmental checks

DEC cleanup sites within ½ mile
None
National Wetlands Inventory
Mapped here: riverine

Federal wetlands may need an Army Corps of Engineers permit to fill or build on.

Sources: NYS DEC (remediation sites, spill reports), Chemung County GIS (DEC wetlands and the National Wetlands Inventory). Not a site assessment: a Phase I environmental review is the standard for a purchase.

Internet service nearby

100% of the 63 homes and businesses within ¼ mile can get 100/20 Mbps or faster over a wired connection (fiber, cable or DSL).

ProviderServiceFastest offeredReaches
SpectrumCable 1 Gbps / 1 Gbpsall
Empire Long Distance CorporationFiber 1 Gbps / 100 Mbpsall
VerizonFixed wireless (licensed) 300 Mbps / 20 Mbpsall
T-MobileFixed wireless (licensed) 25 Mbps / 3 Mbpsall

Download / upload speeds providers say they offer, from the FCC’s National Broadband Map (data as of Dec 31, 2025), added up over the 4 census blocks around this spot. Satellite service is offered almost everywhere and isn’t listed. Check a specific address on the FCC’s map ↗.

Parks and public land within 3 miles

Distance to the nearest edge. All parks and public land →

Traffic on nearby roads

RoadCounted betweenVehicles a dayTrucksCount yearDistance
Baylor Rd Gaines St – Baylor Cir104 20140.2 mi

Average daily traffic from NYS Department of Transportation counts, on roads within ¼ mile. Some counts are several years old.

Businesses within 1 mile: 37

The 15 nearest

Excavation, paving and concrete0.3 mi

Jett Industries

600 Milton Street, Elmira

Restaurants0.5 mi

Kahunas

416 Luce St, Elmira

Hotels and lodging0.5 mi

Hill Top Inn

171 Jerusalem Hill Road, Elmira

By category

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The neighborhood: tract 9

People
3,269
Median age
37 years
Median household income
$40,813
Below the poverty line
31%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree or more
8%
Unemployment
10%
Median home value
$91,700
Median rent
$918 a month
Homes and apartments
1,567 (15% vacant)
Small-business loans by banks, 2024
17 ($657,000)

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024, for the census tract this address is in. Small-area figures have wide margins of error. Loans: banks’ Community Reinvestment Act reports (FFIEC).

People and jobs nearby

People living nearby
3,269
Homes and apartments
1,567
Jobs located nearby
128
Jobs paying over $3,333 a month
42%

Biggest employers by industry

Manufacturing
39 jobs
Health care and social assistance
39 jobs
Retail
14 jobs
Hotels and food service
13 jobs
Other services
11 jobs

For the census tract this address is in, so it can cover a wider area than the circle. People: ACS 2020–2024. Jobs: Census Bureau LEHD workplace counts, 2023.

Chemung County’s economy

Unemployment rate
4.2%
Labor force
35,612
Jobs in the county
32,747
Employers
1,852
Average weekly wage
$1,248
Private industryJobsAvg weekly wage
Health care and social assistance5,996$1,253
Manufacturing4,684$1,628
Retail4,335$730
Hotels and food service2,744$491
Transportation and warehousing1,523$1,202
Construction1,255$1,557

Bureau of Labor Statistics: unemployment August 2026 (preliminary); jobs and wages Q1 2026 (all employers; the table shows private industries).

Business properties within 1 mile: 75

Hotels, apartments and mobile home parks: 29 · Retail, restaurants and shopping: 19 · Vacant commercial and industrial land: 13 · Industrial and warehouses: 7 · Auto and gas: 6 · Offices and banks: 1

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Sources

Businesses: New York State licenses, permits and filings matched by Elmira Next. Properties: Chemung County GIS parcel map. Neighborhood figures: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey; LEHD). County economy: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Traffic: NYS Department of Transportation. Buses: C TRAN’s public schedule feed. Internet service: FCC National Broadband Map. Opportunity Zones: U.S. Treasury. Flood areas: the county’s flood map (not a FEMA determination). Map: OpenStreetMap contributors. All sources →