Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0At 5.0%, unemployment in Corinth is higher than in 61% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Corinth are C+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Home is the office for 6% of workers, against 15% across New York. Only 8% stay in Corinth for work; outside it, Saratoga Springs is the main destination (14%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Corinth
The four measures behind Corinth’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Corinth is better than 36% of U.S. towns, #532 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Corinth’s grade up ($76,071, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Corinth could be anywhere from D to B+.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Corinth
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Corinth workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,205 commuters (the 5% 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.
Corinth quiets down on a workday
On a workday 996 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 569 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Corinth on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Corinth to work: where people go
Where Corinth clocks in
14% 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.
What Corinth’s employers do
650 jobs are based in Corinth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Corinth, 2013 → 2023: 656 → 650. 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 Corinth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Corinth
About 16% 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.
In Corinth, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Corinth is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns, #299 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.3% 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 1,275 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). 12.0% of Corinth households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Corinth’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Corinth is 3,054th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Laurel Hollow NY | 1,949 | $250K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,052 | Clarendon VT | 2,398 | $60K | 6.0% | 4.8% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,053 | Duenweg MO | 2,100 | $63K | 20.9% | 3.7% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,054 | Corinth NY | 2,626 | $76K | 13.9% | 5.0% | 8% | C+ |
| 3,055 | Sharpsburg PA | 2,990 | $59K | 17.4% | 6.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,056 | Pymatuning Township PA | 3,031 | $55K | 16.8% | 2.8% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | 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 Corinth, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Corinth: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Corinth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth | – | C+ | A− | 25 min | $76,071 |
| Lake Luzerne | under 3% | C | D− | 26 min | $46,633 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Corinth’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 Corinth: questions
What is the median household income in Corinth?
$76,071 (±$13,456) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Corinth?
13.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Corinth?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Corinth work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saratoga Springs (14%, 13 mi), Wilton (8%, 8 mi), Corinth (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Corinth walkable?
Corinth is more walkable than 78% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Corinth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Corinth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Corinth
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.