With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Birdsall works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Birdsall itself; outside it, Hornellsville draws the most (7%, 12 miles). Employers in Birdsall report 9 jobs; 68 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Birdsall quiets down on a workday
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Birdsall on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Birdsall: the destinations
Where Birdsall clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Birdsall, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Birdsall, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 9. 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 Birdsall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Birdsall workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 54 commuters (the 5% 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.
The distance from Birdsall to work
About 25% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
12% of Birdsall works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Grove (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Birdsall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdsall | – | — | — | 30 min | $39,688 |
| Grove | 6% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Allen | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| West Almond | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Burns | 3% | C− | B | 27 min | $64,491 |
| Almond | 3% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $85,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grove, Allen and West Almond: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Birdsall’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 Birdsall: questions
What is the median household income in Birdsall?
$39,688 (±$10,268) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Birdsall?
18.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Birdsall?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Birdsall work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hornellsville (7%, 12 mi), Hornell (6%, 12 mi), Alfred (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Birdsall 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 Birdsall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Birdsall
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.