Bristol has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 3% work in Bristol itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (13%, 27 miles). Bristol has 112 jobs, and 1,048 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Bristol are B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bristol: the figures worth knowing
Bristol is a place people come home to
There are 112 jobs based in Bristol, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bristol has about 1,300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Bristol are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Bristol’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bristol is Rochester, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (132) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Bristol’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bristol is better than 66% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Bristol’s grade up (7.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bristol could be anywhere from C to A.
In and out of Bristol on a workday
On a workday 1,014 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Bristol on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Bristol’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bristol workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 934 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Bristol
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.
Where people from Bristol work
Where Bristol clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Bristol works in goods: 45% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bristol, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 112. 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 Bristol’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Bristol gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bristol is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bristol near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,096 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Bristol households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bristol’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,431st of 5,328: where Bristol ranks among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,429 | Ohio Township IN | 1,848 | $97K | 9.2% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,430 | Noble Township IN | 2,954 | $73K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,431 | Bristol NY | 2,261 | $86K | 7.0% | 3.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,432 | Manchester MI | 2,027 | $88K | 7.3% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,433 | London Township MI | 3,006 | $81K | 4.5% | 5.2% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bristol, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Bristol
The biggest share goes to Canandaigua (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bristol workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | – | B+ | D− | 25 min | $86,000 |
| Canandaigua | 6% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| East Bloomfield | 3% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $90,451 |
| Richmond | under 3% | C+ | C− | 33 min | $79,150 |
| South Bristol | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $97,148 |
| West Bloomfield | under 3% | B− | C | 22 min | $61,399 |
Same-state neighbors only. Canandaigua: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bristol’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 Bristol: questions
What is the median household income in Bristol?
$86,000 (±$24,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bristol?
7.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bristol?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bristol work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (13%, 27 mi), Canandaigua (8%, 9 mi), Victor (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bristol walkable?
Bristol is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bristol 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 Bristol, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bristol
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.