Earning a living in Radisson
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Only 3% stay in Radisson for work; outside it, Syracuse is the main destination (23%, 12 miles). At home: 21% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Radisson stands out on work
Radisson trades workers with the towns around it
Radisson has about as many jobs (2,456) as working residents (2,870), but they are mostly different people: 2,789 residents leave for work each day while 2,375 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Radisson are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Radisson are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Radisson pay over $40,000 a year
80% of the jobs based in Radisson pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Radisson are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Radisson makes and builds things
43% of the jobs based in Radisson are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Radisson residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. 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.
How many people are in Radisson by day
On a workday 2,789 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 2,375 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 (0.86 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.
How long Radisson spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Radisson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,397 commuters (the 21% 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.
Radisson makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
2,456 jobs are based in Radisson.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Radisson, 2013 → 2023: 1,903 → 2,456. 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 Radisson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Radisson goes to work
Where Radisson clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
Where in the region Radisson works
About 19% 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.
Radisson and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clay (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Radisson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radisson | – | — | — | 22 min | $89,297 |
| Clay | 9% | B+ | B | 21 min | $90,707 |
| Baldwinsville | under 2% | B− | A− | 26 min | $77,241 |
| Schroeppel | under 2% | C+ | B | 23 min | $73,082 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Radisson’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 Radisson: questions
What is the median household income in Radisson?
$89,297 (±$24,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Radisson?
11.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Radisson?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Radisson work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (23%, 12 mi), Lysander (10%, 4 mi), Clay (9%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Radisson without a car?
0% 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 Radisson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Radisson
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.