Photo: Pollinator (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Middlebury has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Middlebury is better than 46% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). 135 jobs are based in Middlebury, and 631 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Middlebury; the top destination outside it is Warsaw (10%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Middlebury and work: the main findings
Middlebury is a place people come home to
There are 135 jobs based in Middlebury, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Middlebury has about 820 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Middlebury 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; with 631 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Middlebury earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Middlebury’s grade up ($85,804, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Middlebury’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Middlebury could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Middlebury
On a workday 616 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Middlebury on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 28 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlebury workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 584 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.
Out of Middlebury to work: where people go
Where Middlebury clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
61% of the jobs in Middlebury make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlebury, 2013 → 2023: 136 → 135. 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 Middlebury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Middlebury’s workers travel
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.
Getting around Middlebury: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 642 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). 6.1% of Middlebury households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middlebury’s commuters take a bus or train.
Middlebury places 2,120th of 5,400 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,118 | Alma NE | 1,009 | $76K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 27% | B− |
| 2,119 | Luther OK | 1,694 | $52K | 8.3% | 1.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,120 | Middlebury NY | 1,315 | $86K | 8.2% | 3.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,121 | Paris Township OH | 1,661 | $80K | 13.2% | 2.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,122 | St. Michaels MD | 1,083 | $78K | 5.8% | 7.6% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Middlebury, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 16% of Middlebury
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middlebury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury | – | B− | C+ | 28 min | $85,804 |
| Warsaw | 10% | D | A | 19 min | $56,894 |
| Covington | 6% | B− | B− | 20 min | $68,125 |
| Attica | under 3% | B− | C | 24 min | $76,554 |
| Bethany | under 3% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $75,859 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Warsaw. Darker towns draw more of Middlebury’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 Middlebury: questions
What is the median household income in Middlebury?
$85,804 (±$26,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlebury?
8.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlebury?
28 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 Middlebury work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warsaw (10%, 6 mi), Batavia (8%, 12 mi), Rochester (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middlebury walkable?
Middlebury is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middlebury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middlebury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlebury
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.