Bradford has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
16 jobs are based in Bradford for 261 working residents. Hardly any work in Bradford itself; outside it, Bath draws the most (11%, 9 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bradford
Bradford is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Bradford, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bradford has about 550 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Bradford works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Bradford: Bath (11%), Urbana (10%) and Orange (3%). Next door ↓
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 261 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Bradford on a workday
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Bradford on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Bradford ends
Where Bradford clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Bradford: what the 16 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bradford, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 16. 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 Bradford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Bradford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bradford workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Bradford
About 20% 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.
The towns next door employ 27% of Bradford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bradford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | – | — | — | 30 min | $60,625 |
| Orange | 3% | D | D− | 30 min | $60,000 |
| Bath | 11% | D | B− | 21 min | $49,557 |
| Wayne | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Campbell | 3% | C | C− | 25 min | $74,508 |
| Urbana | 10% | C+ | B | 22 min | $76,845 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bath. Darker towns draw more of Bradford’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 Bradford: questions
What is the median household income in Bradford?
$60,625 (±$12,514) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bradford?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bradford?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bradford work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bath (11%, 9 mi), Urbana (10%, 7 mi), Erwin (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bradford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bradford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bradford
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.