They are 15 to 20 minutes, or 18 miles, from the city. They are not in the urban area, but it's not really a rural area either. In Mrs. Wolf's class, three students' parents work in Rochester every day. There are also farms in Macedon. People raise corn, cows, pigs, tomatoes, and apples.
Most people work in manufacturing or sales though.
Most settlers to this area of New York came by boat. The first settlers came in the 1780's. They paddled on Mud Creek. Most people today think Mud Creek is too small for boats. The part of the Erie Canal near Macedon opened in 1824.