Caledonia has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York. Employers in Caledonia report 528 jobs, against 1,099 working residents. The two grades for Caledonia are A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Caledonia in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Caledonia than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Caledonia fell from 826 in 2013 to 528 in 2023, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Caledonia are quick
The average trip to work takes 27 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Caledonia
66% of Caledonia residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Caledonia pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Caledonia gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Caledonia is better than 79% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.7%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,563, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Caledonia could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The kinds of work in Caledonia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Caledonia, 2013 → 2023: 826 → 528. 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 Caledonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Caledonia: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Caledonia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,053 commuters (the 7% 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.
A workday in Caledonia: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,002 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 431 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Caledonia on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
14% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Caledonia clocks in
14% of workers
10% 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.
Where in the region Caledonia works
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.
Caledonia is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Caledonia is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,128 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 69% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.4% of Caledonia households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Caledonia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800, Caledonia comes 717th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 715 | New Union TN | 2,160 | $81K | 0.7% | 2.1% | 0% | A− |
| 716 | Mitchellville IA | 2,671 | $81K | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 717 | Caledonia NY | 2,089 | $84K | 4.7% | 3.0% | 9% | A− |
| 718 | Clear Creek Township IN | 2,013 | $85K | 7.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 719 | Harrison Township ND | 1,734 | $122K | 5.1% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | 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 Caledonia, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Caledonia and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Wheatland (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Caledonia’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 Caledonia: questions
What is the median household income in Caledonia?
$83,563 (±$17,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Caledonia?
4.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Caledonia?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Caledonia work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (14%, 18 mi), Caledonia (13%, 2 mi), Henrietta (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Caledonia walkable?
Caledonia is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Caledonia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Caledonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Caledonia
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.