Most of Carroll commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 568 jobs in Carroll; 1,399 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Carroll are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 1% of workers work from home (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Carroll apart
Commutes from Carroll are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Carroll and Jamestown trade workers both ways
Jamestown is the top workplace for Carroll residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Carroll come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Carroll workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
Inside Carroll’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Carroll is better than 42% of U.S. towns, #481 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Carroll’s grade up (6.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Carroll could be anywhere from C− to A−.
About 20 minutes to work from Carroll
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carroll workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,531 commuters (the 1% 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.
25% of working residents work in Jamestown
Where Carroll clocks in
25% of workers
16% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Carroll
On a workday 1,262 residents head out to work, 137 work right here, and 431 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Carroll on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Jobs in Carroll: what the 568 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carroll, 2013 → 2023: 608 → 568. 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 Carroll’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Carroll commutes
About 22% 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.
Driving is how Carroll gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Carroll is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #490 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,547 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). 1.2% of Carroll households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carroll’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,579th of 4,402: where Carroll ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,577 | Mauston WI | 4,133 | $64K | 18.5% | 1.2% | 30% | C+ |
| 2,578 | Somerset Township IL | 3,940 | $71K | 4.3% | 7.8% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,579 | Carroll NY | 3,389 | $77K | 6.5% | 6.2% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,580 | Madison Township OH | 2,526 | $57K | 14.0% | 2.3% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,581 | Cleves OH | 3,391 | $77K | 13.7% | 6.7% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Carroll, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work in the towns next to Carroll
The biggest share goes to Kiantone (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carroll workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll | – | C+ | B− | 20 min | $77,321 |
| Kiantone | 3% | C+ | B | 20 min | $81,000 |
| Poland | under 2% | C+ | C | 21 min | $70,332 |
| South Valley | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carroll’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 Carroll: questions
What is the median household income in Carroll?
$77,321 (±$8,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carroll?
6.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carroll?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carroll work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (25%, 8 mi), Ellicott (16%, 10 mi), Busti (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carroll walkable?
Carroll is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carroll without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carroll, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carroll
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.