Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Candor
275 jobs are based in Candor; 323 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in Candor for work; outside it, Ithaca is the main destination (16%, 16 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; 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
What the numbers say about work in Candor
Getting to work from Candor takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Candor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 359 commuters (the 19% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Candor
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 people from Candor work
Where Candor clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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 Candor are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Candor, 2013 → 2023: 82 → 275. 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 Candor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Candor’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
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 Candor: questions
What is the median household income in Candor?
$47,417 (±$23,094) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Candor?
20.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Candor?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Candor work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ithaca (16%, 16 mi), Candor (13%, 1 mi), Owego (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Candor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Candor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Candor
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.