With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Baldwin works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for <1% of workers; New York has 15%. Employers in Baldwin report 11 jobs, against 265 working residents. Only 1% stay in Baldwin for work; outside it, Elmira is the main destination (23%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Baldwin and work: the main findings
Baldwin is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Baldwin, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Baldwin has about 520 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Baldwin workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 265 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Baldwin
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Baldwin 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 2023, primary jobs.
How long Baldwin spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Baldwin workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the <1% 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.
Commuting out of Baldwin: the destinations
Where Baldwin clocks in
23% of workers
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Baldwin, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 11. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Baldwin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Baldwin commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 17% of Baldwin’s workers
The biggest share goes to Barton (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Baldwin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | – | — | — | 29 min | $70,096 |
| Chemung | 6% | C | C | 25 min | $64,837 |
| Elmira | under 2% | A− | C− | 21 min | $105,351 |
| Van Etten | under 2% | C− | C | 34 min | $61,620 |
| Erin | under 2% | C+ | D | 31 min | $66,583 |
| Barton | 11% | C− | C+ | 20 min | $54,799 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Baldwin’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 2023, 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 Baldwin: questions
What is the median household income in Baldwin?
$70,096 (±$8,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baldwin?
5.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Baldwin?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Baldwin work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elmira (23%, 8 mi), Barton (11%, 8 mi), Sayre (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Baldwin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baldwin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baldwin
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.