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Jobs & commute in Bloomville

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Bloomville works elsewhere

Bloomville has 22 jobs for 60 working residents. Only 2% stay in Bloomville for work; outside it, Delhi is the main destination (15%, 6 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Bloomville, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 59 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.

59live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
21work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night290
Workday250
290live here− 59head out to work+ 21come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Bloomville on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.37jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Bloomville commutes to

West Springfield TownUticaAlbany: 4 residents work here (7%)New York: 6 residents work here (10%)Walton: 2 residents work here (3%)AndesDelhi: 9 residents work here (15%)FranklinMeredith: 4 residents work here (7%)Oneonta: 2 residents work here (3%)Colonie: 2 residents work here (3%)Kortright: 2 residents work here (3%)TrentonDavenport: 3 residents work here (5%)Stamford: 4 residents work here (7%)BloomvilleDelhiNew YorkAlbanyMeredithStamfordDavenportBloomville
1
Delhi6.1 mi away
15%9
2
New York City124.2 mi away
10%6
3
Albany57 mi away
7%4
4
Meredith6.3 mi away
7%4
5
Stamford8 mi away
7%4
6
Davenport9.2 mi away
5%3
7
Walton19.1 mi away
3%2
8
Oneonta15.5 mi away
3%2
9
Colonie59.7 mi away
3%2
10
Kortright5.2 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%22
The top trips

Where Bloomville clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Bloomville is a services town

Jobs based in BloomvilleJobs Bloomville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms9%22%
Trade, transport & utilities5%15%
Services: health, schools, offices86%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%22%
Over $3,333 a month59%62%

Who does it

29 or younger14%30%
30 to 5459%47%
55 and older27%23%
−8%

Jobs based in Bloomville, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 22. 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 Bloomville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Bloomville, about 22 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
171 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bloomville22 min
New York33 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

of Bloomville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Bloomville gets to work
98%Drive alone
2%Carpool

Share of the 187 commuters (the 6% 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.

How far

Bloomville’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDelhi: 15% · 6.1 miNew York City: 10% · 124.2 miAlbany: 7% · 57 miMeredith: 7% · 6.3 miStamford: 7% · 8 miDavenport: 5% · 9.2 miWalton: 3% · 19.1 miOneonta: 3% · 15.5 miColonie: 3% · 59.7 miKortright: 3% · 5.2 miDelhi 15%New York City 10%Albany 7%Meredith 7%Stamford 7%Bloomville
BloomvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi17 residents
23%10–24 mi14 residents
10%25–50 mi6 residents
38%Over 50 mi23 residents

About 38% 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.

Next door

Around Bloomville: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Stamford (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownBloomville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bloomville–——22 min$87,917
Stamford7%DB+29 min$62,083

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bloomville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bloomville: questions

What is the median household income in Bloomville?

$87,917 (±$11,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bloomville?

0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bloomville?

22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bloomville work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delhi (15%, 6 mi), New York City (10%, 124 mi), Albany (7%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bloomville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bloomville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bloomville

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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.