Household incomes in Dolgeville trail those of 62% of U.S. towns
For 5% of workers, the job is at home (New York 15%). 10.9% of residents live below the poverty line; New York has 14.0%. The two grades for Dolgeville are C for jobs and income and A− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dolgeville apart
Dolgeville and Manheim trade workers both ways
Manheim is the top workplace for Dolgeville residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Dolgeville come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Dolgeville makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Dolgeville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Dolgeville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Dolgeville 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 836 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dolgeville
On income, poverty and job access, Dolgeville is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Dolgeville’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Dolgeville’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dolgeville could be anywhere from D to B.
19% of working residents work in Manheim
Where Dolgeville clocks in
19% 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.
Dolgeville makes things: 52% of its jobs are in goods
532 jobs are based in Dolgeville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dolgeville, 2014 → 2024: 651 → 532. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dolgeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Dolgeville: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dolgeville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 830 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.
Dolgeville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 694 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 390 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Dolgeville on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where in the region Dolgeville works
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Dolgeville is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dolgeville is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 876 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). 10.9% of Dolgeville households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dolgeville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Dolgeville ranks: 3,501st of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,499 | Paul ID | 1,722 | $67K | 11.4% | 0.8% | 6% | C |
| 3,500 | Council Grove KS | 2,130 | $58K | 13.7% | 2.4% | 46% | C |
| 3,501 | Dolgeville NY | 1,992 | $68K | 10.9% | 1.9% | 17% | C |
| 3,502 | Verona PA | 2,396 | $49K | 13.8% | 8.2% | 6% | C |
| 3,503 | Custer SD | 1,803 | $78K | 14.2% | 4.0% | 33% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Dolgeville, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
25% of Dolgeville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Manheim (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dolgeville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolgeville | – | C | A− | 27 min | $67,740 |
| Manheim | 19% | B− | B | 25 min | $69,527 |
| Oppenheim | 6% | C− | D | 28 min | $69,148 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dolgeville’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 2024, 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 Dolgeville: questions
What is the median household income in Dolgeville?
$67,740 (±$21,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dolgeville?
10.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dolgeville?
27 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dolgeville work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manheim (19%, 4 mi), Little Falls (7%, 6 mi), Oppenheim (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Dolgeville walkable?
Dolgeville is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dolgeville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dolgeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dolgeville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.