Photo: Tkeator · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Endicott have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Endicott is better than 18% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A). Below the poverty line: 29.0% of residents, next to 14.0% across New York. About one in seven work in Endicott; the top destination outside it is Union (29%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Endicott stands out on work
Endicott trades workers with the towns around it
Endicott has about as many jobs (5,517) as working residents (4,805), but they are mostly different people: 4,151 residents leave for work each day while 4,863 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Endicott are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Endicott 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 ↓
Endicott and Union trade workers both ways
Union is the top workplace for Endicott residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Endicott come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Endicott residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Endicott’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Endicott’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Endicott could be anywhere from D to C.
How a workday changes Endicott
On a workday 4,151 residents head out to work, 654 work right here, and 4,863 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Endicott: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Endicott workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,569 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where the trip to work from Endicott ends
Where Endicott clocks in
29% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Endicott
About 25% 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.
Endicott makes things: 33% of its jobs are in goods
5,517 jobs are based in Endicott.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Endicott, 2013 → 2023: 7,063 → 5,517. 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 Endicott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Endicott, walking beats the bus
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 8.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,111 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). 21.8% of Endicott households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Endicott’s commuters take a bus or train.
Endicott next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000: 2,257th of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 64 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
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| 2,255 | Golden Hills CA | 9,891 | $96K | 17.6% | 11.6% | 7% | C− |
| 2,256 | Fort Campbell North KY | 11,356 | $59K | 11.7% | 17.4% | 4% | C− |
| 2,257 | Endicott NY | 13,068 | $47K | 29.0% | 5.8% | 14% | C− |
| 2,258 | Pomfret NY | 12,605 | $58K | 22.6% | 4.8% | 19% | C− |
| 2,259 | Connersville IN | 13,406 | $49K | 23.4% | 3.9% | 28% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Endicott, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Bordering towns draw 39% of Endicott’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Endicott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott | – | C− | A | 20 min | $47,290 |
| Endwell | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Union | 29% | C | A− | 18 min | $61,713 |
| Vestal | 10% | B− | A− | 19 min | $83,012 |
Same-state neighbors only. Endwell: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Union. Darker towns draw more of Endicott’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 Endicott: questions
What is the median household income in Endicott?
$47,290 (±$4,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Endicott?
29.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Endicott?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Endicott work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Union (29%, 2 mi), Binghamton (15%, 8 mi), Vestal (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Endicott walkable?
Endicott is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Endicott without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Endicott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Endicott
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.