First Methodist Episcopal Church of Walworth · Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0Farmington’s household incomes are higher than in 71% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 8.3% of residents, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Farmington are B for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 7% stay in Farmington for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (15%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Farmington, in a few figures
Jobs in Farmington have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Farmington went from 2,669 in 2014 to 5,508 in 2024, +106%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Farmington are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Farmington draws workers from far and wide
The 5,508 jobs in Farmington are filled from a wide area. Farmington’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 35%; the other 56% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Farmington’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Farmington is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #298 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Farmington’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Farmington could be anywhere from C+ to A.
70% of the jobs in Farmington pay over $3,333 a month
5,508 jobs are based in Farmington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Farmington, 2014 → 2024: 2,669 → 5,508. 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 Farmington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Farmington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Farmington workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,304 commuters (the 14% 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 people from Farmington work
Where Farmington clocks in
15% 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.
How many people are in Farmington by day
On a workday 6,739 residents head out to work, 498 work right here, and 5,010 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Farmington on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Farmington
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.
Most of Farmington commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Farmington is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #592 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,308 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). 5.4% of Farmington households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Farmington’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,049th of 2,109: where Farmington ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 69 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,047 | Kittery ME | 11,420 | $94K | 6.4% | 5.4% | 21% | B |
| 1,048 | Lincoln Township MI | 14,814 | $98K | 5.8% | 5.6% | 11% | B |
| 1,049 | Farmington NY | 15,187 | $93K | 8.3% | 5.2% | 7% | B |
| 1,050 | Ammon ID | 20,119 | $86K | 5.4% | 5.1% | 11% | B |
| 1,051 | Boone IA | 12,471 | $69K | 8.3% | 2.0% | 23% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Farmington, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
13% of Farmington works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Victor (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Farmington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington | – | B | C+ | 23 min | $92,944 |
| Victor | 10% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $115,538 |
| Manchester | under 3% | B | C | 22 min | $68,800 |
| Canandaigua | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Macedon | under 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $95,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Canandaigua: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Farmington’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 Farmington: questions
What is the median household income in Farmington?
$92,944 (±$13,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Farmington?
8.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Farmington?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Farmington work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (15%, 20 mi), Victor (10%, 6 mi), Henrietta (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Farmington walkable?
Farmington is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Farmington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Farmington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Farmington
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.