Unemployment in Hilton (6.2%) is higher than in 76% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 11.9 in Rochester. For jobs and income Hilton is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (A−). 6% of workers have no commute at all; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hilton apart on work
Hilton trades workers with the towns around it
Hilton has about as many jobs (2,581) as working residents (2,852), but they are mostly different people: 2,554 residents leave for work each day while 2,283 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Hilton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Hilton 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 ↓
Nearly all the work in Hilton is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 3% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Hilton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hilton went from 1,735 in 2013 to 2,581 in 2023, +49%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hilton
61% of Hilton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Hilton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Hilton’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Job access by car holds Hilton’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hilton could be anywhere from C to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hilton
On a workday 2,554 residents head out to work, 298 work right here, and 2,283 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 (0.90 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.
From Hilton, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,616 commuters (the 6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Hilton
2,581 jobs are based in Hilton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilton, 2013 → 2023: 1,735 → 2,581. 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 Hilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
24% of working residents work in Rochester
Where Hilton clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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 Hilton
About 15% 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 Hilton, walking beats the bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.5% 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 2,793 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 53% 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). 9.6% of Hilton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hilton’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,892nd of 3,432: where Hilton ranks among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,890 | Newport NH | 6,417 | $80K | 11.8% | 2.2% | 28% | B− |
| 1,891 | Franklin Township PA | 4,421 | $89K | 7.1% | 11.1% | 8% | B− |
| 1,892 | Hilton NY | 5,873 | $87K | 12.6% | 6.2% | 10% | B− |
| 1,893 | Groton NY | 5,397 | $69K | 9.1% | 2.9% | 9% | B− |
| 1,894 | Marlboro Township OH | 4,244 | $90K | 9.1% | 8.3% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Hilton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
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 Hilton: questions
What is the median household income in Hilton?
$87,377 (±$14,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilton?
12.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilton?
23 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 Hilton work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (24%, 12 mi), Parma (12%, 2 mi), Greece (12%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hilton walkable?
Hilton is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hilton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hilton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilton
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.