With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Coldspring works elsewhere
The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Coldspring has 26 jobs for 227 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 18% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Coldspring at work: what stands out
Coldspring is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Coldspring, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coldspring has about 450 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Coldspring and Randolph trade workers both ways
Randolph is the top workplace for Coldspring residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Coldspring come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Coldspring 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 ↓
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 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Coldspring for work, and who comes in
On a workday 227 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Coldspring on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
19% of working residents work in Randolph
Where Coldspring clocks in
9% 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.
The daily trip from Coldspring: 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 Coldspring workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 commuters (the 18% 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 kinds of work in Coldspring
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Coldspring’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Coldspring
About 27% 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.
19% of Coldspring works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldspring workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldspring | – | — | — | 27 min | $86,250 |
| Red House | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| South Valley | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Randolph | 19% | B− | B | 28 min | $77,440 |
| Napoli | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $91,932 |
Same-state neighbors only. Red House and South Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Randolph. Darker towns draw more of Coldspring’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 Coldspring: questions
What is the median household income in Coldspring?
$86,250 (±$19,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldspring?
14.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldspring?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coldspring work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Randolph (19%, 7 mi), Jamestown (9%, 20 mi), Ellicott (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coldspring 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 Coldspring, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coldspring
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.