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

Around Millers Pond Park

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This spot

Municipality
City of Elmira
Census tract
9
Flood area (county map)
Not in a mapped flood area

Permits, zoning and contacts for the City of Elmira →

Getting here

Nearest I-86 exit
Exit 56, 1.7 mi
Elmira Corning Regional Airport
7.8 mi
Nearest rail line
0.3 mi (Norfolk Southern Railway)
Post office
0.6 mi (South Side Elmira Post Office)
UPS
6.6 mi (The UPS Store)
FedEx
8.2 mi (FedEx Ship Center)

Bus stops within ½ mile (C TRAN):

Routes and schedules at ridectran.com ↗

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
Brownfield Opportunity Area
Southside Rising (City of Elmira) ↗

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

Projects in a designated BOA that fit its plan can earn an extra NYS Brownfield Cleanup Program tax credit and get priority for state grants.

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
American LaFrance Main Plant (Environmental Restoration Program, cleanup completed, 0.4 mi); Sperry Remington (North Portion) (State Superfund, no further action, 0.4 mi); Former Sperry Remington Property - North Portion (Brownfield Cleanup Program, cleanup active, 0.4 mi); Southside High School (State Superfund, no further action, 0.5 mi); Former Sperry Remington Site (State Superfund, class 2: significant threat, 0.5 mi); and 3 more ↗
Mapped wetlands
None at this point

Sites in NYS DEC’s remediation programs. Look them up by number in DEC’s DECinfo Locator.

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 322 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 Mbps88%
VerizonFixed wireless (licensed) 300 Mbps / 30 Mbps96%
Xtreme5GFixed wireless (licensed) 50 Mbps / 10 Mbps12%
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 18 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
Willys St Parkside Dr – Erie St14 2014500 ft
Shepler St Dead End – Erie St13 20140.1 mi
Maple Ave Southport T/l – E Miller St2,162 7%20180.2 mi
Milton St Maple Ave – Southport T/l147 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: 148

The 15 nearest

Other businesses0.3 mi

Tyfesco

703 Erie Street, Elmira

Gyms, fitness and yoga0.3 mi

Tds Fitness

160 Home Street, 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
8,443
Homes and apartments
4,413
Jobs located nearby
1,141
Jobs paying over $3,333 a month
39%

Biggest employers by industry

Manufacturing
249 jobs
Hotels and food service
222 jobs
Retail
206 jobs
Health care and social assistance
165 jobs
Education
99 jobs

Added up over 3 census tracts: the one this address is in and those centered within 1 mile, 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: 265

Retail, restaurants and shopping: 87 · Hotels, apartments and mobile home parks: 66 · Vacant commercial and industrial land: 45 · Auto and gas: 33 · Industrial and warehouses: 26 · Offices and banks: 6 · Other commercial: 2

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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 →