Providence has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
89 jobs are based in Providence for 1,046 working residents. Jobs and income earn Providence B−; getting around on foot earns it D−. 6% of workers work from home; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Providence apart on work
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Providence
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Providence is better than 46% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Providence’s grade up ($92,574, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 30% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Providence could be anywhere from C− to A.
The daily commute in and out of Providence
On a workday 1,008 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Providence on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
11% of working residents work in Saratoga Springs
Where Providence clocks in
11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 52% of work in Providence
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Providence, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 89. 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 Providence’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way for Providence’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Providence workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 964 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.
The commute from Providence, by distance
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 Providence, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Providence is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Providence near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,022 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). 3.6% of Providence households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Providence’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Providence is 2,320th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,318 | Madison Township IN | 2,132 | $69K | 9.9% | 4.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,319 | Mount Desert ME | 2,214 | $93K | 7.4% | 1.3% | 20% | B− |
| 2,320 | Providence NY | 2,107 | $93K | 11.1% | 4.6% | 4% | B− |
| 2,321 | Fairview NC | 2,298 | $92K | 25.2% | 5.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,322 | Hazen ND | 2,314 | $80K | 10.3% | 2.4% | 32% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Providence, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Providence: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Galway (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Providence workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | – | B− | D− | 32 min | $92,574 |
| Galway | 5% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $110,149 |
| Greenfield | under 4% | B− | C− | 24 min | $85,773 |
| Edinburg | under 4% | D | D | 40 min | $70,481 |
| Broadalbin | under 4% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $74,591 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Providence’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 Providence: questions
What is the median household income in Providence?
$92,574 (±$15,789) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Providence?
11.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Providence?
32 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 Providence work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saratoga Springs (11%, 14 mi), Colonie (8%, 29 mi), Albany (7%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Providence walkable?
Providence is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Providence without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Providence, from the people who make the trip.
More of Providence
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.