Frequently Asked Questions of the Cattaraugus County Area
What is the population of Cattaraugus County?
84,000
What is the population base within a 50 mile radius?
Over 300,000
What is the population base within a 500 mile radius?
130 million
What is Olean’s location to other major cities/markets?
70 miles SW of Buffalo
150-175 miles to Rochester, Toronto, Hamilton, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland
250 miles to Albany
350 miles to NYC, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia
500 miles to Chicago, Louisville, Boston, and Cincinnati
What is the employment by industry?
Services 27.6%
Wholesale/Retail 23.6%
Manufacturing 23.4%
Government/Other 22.8%
Agriculture 15.7%
Transportation/Utilities 4.7%
Construction 2.6%
Finance, Ins., Real Estate 2.4%
Mining 0.4%
What is the market access from Olean?
Air: Buffalo-NiagaraInternationalAirport, ErieInternationalAirport, Chautauqua county airports (in Jamestown and Dunkirk), WellsvilleMunicipalAirport, and OleanMunicipalAirport
Rail: Norfolk Southern, CSX, and Amtrak
Water: Port of Buffalo-Niagara Frontier and other Northeastern ports
Highways: Direct toll-free access to New York City and Chicago markets, Interstates 90 and 86
Trucking: Very competitive motor freight industry
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