With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Brandon works elsewhere
6% of workers work from home (New York 15%). Brandon has 5 jobs, and 237 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Brandon for work; outside it, Malone is the main destination (24%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Brandon
Brandon is a place people come home to
There are 5 jobs based in Brandon, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brandon has about 390 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Brandon works one town over
27% of working residents work in a town that borders Brandon: Malone (24%) and Dickinson (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 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Brandon by day
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Brandon on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Brandon commutes to
Where Brandon clocks in
24% 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.
Most jobs in Brandon are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brandon, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 5. 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 Brandon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Brandon: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brandon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 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 Brandon’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
27% of Brandon works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brandon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | – | — | — | 36 min | $65,962 |
| Bangor | under 3% | D | B− | 21 min | $65,000 |
| Dickinson | 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Malone | 24% | C | A− | 15 min | $67,969 |
| Santa Clara | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dickinson: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Santa Clara: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Malone. Darker towns draw more of Brandon’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 Brandon: questions
What is the median household income in Brandon?
$65,962 (±$23,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brandon?
11.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brandon?
36 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 Brandon work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Malone (24%, 7 mi), Waverly (7%, 16 mi), Massena (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brandon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brandon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brandon
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.