Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCarrollton has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Carrollton; the top destination outside it is Olean (21%, 11 miles). Employers in Carrollton report 163 jobs, and 540 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Carrollton is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Carrollton in brief
Carrollton is a place people come home to
There are 163 jobs based in Carrollton, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carrollton has about 800 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Carrollton are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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; with 540 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Carrollton’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
The poverty rate holds Carrollton’s grade up (11.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.4%) is left out: Carrollton’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Carrollton could be anywhere from D to C+.
In and out of Carrollton on a workday
On a workday 539 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Carrollton on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
How long Carrollton spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 573 commuters (the 10% 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.
Out of Carrollton to work: where people go
Where Carrollton clocks in
21% 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.
The kinds of work in Carrollton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 163. 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 Carrollton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Carrollton commutes less than 11 miles
About 24% 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 Carrollton gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 637 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 7.1% of Carrollton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Carrollton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Carrollton places 2,935th of 4,312 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,933 | Pigeon Grove Township IL | 1,089 | $69K | 11.4% | 0.5% | 13% | C− |
| 2,934 | Etna ME | 1,245 | $72K | 15.5% | 5.7% | 5% | C− |
| 2,935 | Carrollton NY | 1,174 | $61K | 11.6% | 6.4% | <1% | C− |
| 2,936 | Strongs Prairie WI | 1,224 | $66K | 10.6% | 4.7% | 2% | C− |
| 2,937 | Grandview IL | 1,389 | $49K | 26.5% | 9.9% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Carrollton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 11% of Carrollton’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrollton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton | – | C− | C− | 26 min | $61,213 |
| Allegany | 11% | C | B+ | 20 min | $72,500 |
| Great Valley | under 2% | C | C− | 17 min | $68,272 |
| Red House | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Red House: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Allegany. Darker towns draw more of Carrollton’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 Carrollton: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton?
$61,213 (±$7,040) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton?
11.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olean (21%, 11 mi), Allegany (11%, 6 mi), Bradford (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Carrollton walkable?
Carrollton is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Carrollton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carrollton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton
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.