With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rodman works elsewhere
82 jobs are based in Rodman, against 380 working residents. For jobs and income Rodman is better than 29% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D). 6% 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
What the numbers say about work in Rodman
Rodman and Watertown trade workers both ways
Watertown is the top workplace for Rodman residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Rodman come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Rodman is a place people come home to
There are 82 jobs based in Rodman, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rodman has about 850 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Rodman 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 ↓
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 380 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Rodman
Household income holds Rodman’s grade up ($82,845, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (7.1%) is left out: Rodman’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Rodman could be anywhere from D to B+.
35% of working residents work in Watertown
Where Rodman clocks in
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.
Who commutes out of Rodman, and who commutes in
On a workday 375 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Rodman on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The daily trip from Rodman: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rodman workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 575 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.
In Rodman, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rodman, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 82. 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 Rodman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Rodman
About 17% 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.
Few in Rodman walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 613 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Rodman households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rodman’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600, Rodman ranks 2,440th of 4,312 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,438 | Lovell ME | 1,155 | $81K | 10.0% | 3.1% | 5% | C |
| 2,439 | Moffatt Township MI | 1,170 | $70K | 7.9% | 12.1% | 1% | C |
| 2,440 | Rodman NY | 1,151 | $83K | 13.6% | 7.1% | 1% | C |
| 2,441 | West Sparta NY | 1,145 | $73K | 10.6% | 2.5% | 1% | C |
| 2,442 | Dudley Township OH | 1,448 | $78K | 23.3% | 3.4% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | 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 Rodman, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 23% of Rodman
The biggest share goes to Watertown (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rodman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodman | – | C | D | 22 min | $82,845 |
| Adams | 7% | B | B+ | 23 min | $78,750 |
| Watertown | 11% | C | C | 24 min | $69,809 |
| Pinckney | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Lorraine | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Rutland | 3% | C− | D | 23 min | $72,404 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pinckney and Lorraine: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rodman’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 Rodman: questions
What is the median household income in Rodman?
$82,845 (±$12,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rodman?
13.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rodman?
22 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 Rodman work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (35%, 9 mi), Watertown (11%, 6 mi), Adams (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rodman walkable?
Rodman is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rodman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rodman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rodman
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.