Randolph Historic District · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0At 2.8%, unemployment in Randolph is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Randolph; the top destination outside it is Ellicott (9%, 12 miles). The two grades for Randolph are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Randolph, in a few figures
The four measures behind Randolph’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Randolph is better than 52% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Randolph’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Randolph could be anywhere from C to A−.
Time on the road from Randolph: 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 Randolph workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 947 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.
Randolph on a workday afternoon
On a workday 598 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 627 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 (1.04 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.
The towns that employ Randolph’s residents
Where Randolph clocks in
9% 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.
Inside Randolph’s 769 jobs
769 jobs are based in Randolph.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Randolph, 2013 → 2023: 836 → 769. 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 Randolph’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Randolph
About 29% 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 Randolph, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Randolph is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,035 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). 3.7% of Randolph households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Randolph’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Randolph ranks: 2,073rd of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 7 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 8 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,071 | Norco LA | 2,781 | $71K | 14.8% | 3.9% | 7% | B− |
| 2,072 | Fall River WI | 1,853 | $72K | 9.5% | 4.0% | 11% | B− |
| 2,073 | Randolph NY | 2,405 | $77K | 9.1% | 2.8% | 19% | B− |
| 2,074 | Frankfort NY | 2,275 | $51K | 11.2% | 1.4% | 6% | B− |
| 2,075 | Vergennes VT | 2,559 | $77K | 11.6% | 1.6% | 20% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Randolph, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
The towns around Randolph
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Randolph workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | – | B− | B | 28 min | $77,440 |
| Poland | under 2% | C+ | C | 21 min | $70,332 |
| Conewango | under 2% | D− | B− | 21 min | $50,598 |
| South Valley | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Coldspring | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Valley and Coldspring: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Randolph’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 Randolph: questions
What is the median household income in Randolph?
$77,440 (±$12,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Randolph?
9.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Randolph?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Randolph work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellicott (9%, 12 mi), Jamestown (7%, 12 mi), Salamanca (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Randolph walkable?
Randolph is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Randolph 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 Randolph, from the people who make the trip.
More of Randolph
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.