Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Guilford (11.7%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Guilford; the top destination outside it is Norwich (11%, 10 miles). Guilford grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Guilford and work: the main findings
Guilford is a place people come home to
There are 281 jobs based in Guilford, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Guilford has about 1,900 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Guilford workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Guilford are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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.
Jobs & income in Guilford: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Guilford is better than 27% of U.S. towns, #605 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Guilford’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Guilford could be anywhere from D to B+.
The daily flow of workers through Guilford
On a workday 1,073 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 266 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Guilford on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
The daily trip from Guilford: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Guilford workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,316 commuters (the 3% 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.
Commuting out of Guilford: the destinations
Where Guilford clocks in
Lines 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.
37% of the jobs in Guilford make or build things
281 jobs are based in Guilford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Guilford, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 281. 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 Guilford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Guilford’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
Driving is how Guilford gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Guilford is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #709 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,351 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). 4.3% of Guilford households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Guilford’s commuters take a bus or train.
Guilford is 3,366th of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,364 | Gold Bar WA | 2,561 | $101K | 12.0% | 6.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,365 | Montcalm Township MI | 3,532 | $71K | 15.4% | 4.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,366 | Guilford NY | 2,674 | $74K | 5.0% | 11.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,367 | Keating Township PA | 2,631 | $74K | 15.5% | 4.0% | 6% | C |
| 3,368 | Hughesville PA | 2,089 | $65K | 16.5% | 5.7% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Guilford, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 15% of Guilford’s workers
The biggest share goes to Norwich (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Guilford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford | – | C | D | 28 min | $73,681 |
| Butternuts | under 2% | B− | C | 31 min | $90,313 |
| Unadilla | under 2% | C− | B | 23 min | $56,484 |
| Oxford | 4% | D | B− | 24 min | $61,168 |
| Bainbridge | 5% | C− | C+ | 22 min | $60,391 |
| Norwich | 6% | B | B− | 18 min | $63,226 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Guilford’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 Guilford: questions
What is the median household income in Guilford?
$73,681 (±$10,465) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Guilford?
5.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Guilford?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Guilford work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (11%, 10 mi), Sidney (10%, 11 mi), Norwich (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Guilford walkable?
Guilford is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Guilford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Guilford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Guilford
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.