Albion has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Albion is better than 24% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D−). There are 145 jobs in Albion for 822 working residents. Only 3% stay in Albion for work; outside it, Syracuse is the main destination (10%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Albion apart
Albion is a place people come home to
There are 145 jobs based in Albion, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Albion has about 1,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Albion’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Albion is Syracuse, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (83) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Albion are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (30 to 36 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 822 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Albion
The poverty rate holds Albion’s grade up (9.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (13.4%) is left out: Albion’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Albion could be anywhere from D to C+.
How many people are in Albion by day
On a workday 794 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 117 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Albion on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The distance from Albion to work
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Albion’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albion workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 729 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Out of Albion to work: where people go
Where Albion clocks in
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Services make up most of the work in Albion
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albion, 2014 → 2024: 53 → 145. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Albion’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Albion, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 786 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.2% of Albion households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Albion’s commuters take a bus or train.
Albion is 4,032nd of 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,030 | Dresden OH | 1,646 | $58K | 14.0% | 2.9% | 4% | C− |
| 4,031 | Halbert Township IN | 1,552 | $71K | 12.1% | 0.0% | 18% | C− |
| 4,032 | Albion NY | 2,069 | $60K | 9.9% | 13.4% | 3% | C− |
| 4,033 | Smith Valley NV | 1,807 | $67K | 8.5% | 3.3% | 6% | C− |
| 4,034 | Bonneau Beach SC | 1,516 | $61K | 13.7% | 0.0% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Albion, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
15% of Albion works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Richland (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albion workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | – | C− | D− | 27 min | $60,313 |
| Richland | 9% | C− | C+ | 30 min | $67,904 |
| Williamstown | under 3% | D | C | 36 min | $62,170 |
| Parish | 6% | C− | C− | 32 min | $68,164 |
| Orwell | under 3% | D | D− | 33 min | $69,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albion’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Albion: questions
What is the median household income in Albion?
$60,313 (±$5,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albion?
9.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albion?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albion work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (10%, 32 mi), Richland (9%, 8 mi), DeWitt (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Albion walkable?
Albion is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Albion without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Albion, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albion
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.