Most of Rutland commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
309 jobs are based in Rutland for 1,006 working residents. The two grades for Rutland are C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Rutland
Commutes from Rutland are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Rutland workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Rutland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rutland is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #685 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Rutland’s grade up ($72,404, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rutland could be anywhere from D− to B.
Commuting from Rutland: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rutland workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,301 commuters (the 3% 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.
Rutland by day and by night
On a workday 981 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Rutland on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
24% of working residents work in Watertown
Where Rutland clocks in
Lines 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.
Jobs in Rutland: what the 309 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rutland, 2014 → 2024: 235 → 309. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rutland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Rutland works
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Rutland, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rutland is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #725 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,345 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). 7.8% of Rutland households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rutland’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Rutland is 3,840th of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,838 | Water Valley MS | 3,414 | $43K | 27.1% | 3.1% | 22% | C− |
| 3,839 | Fairview OK | 2,632 | $55K | 19.0% | 3.6% | 33% | C− |
| 3,840 | Rutland NY | 2,952 | $72K | 17.5% | 7.9% | 2% | C− |
| 3,841 | Valencia NM | 2,406 | $55K | 29.4% | 7.8% | 1% | C− |
| 3,842 | Mount Morris MI | 3,086 | $49K | 22.7% | 8.3% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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 Rutland, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Rutland and its neighbors: 22% work next door
The biggest share goes to Watertown (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | – | C− | D | 23 min | $72,404 |
| Le Ray | 6% | C− | B− | 13 min | $63,073 |
| Black River | under 3% | C+ | D | 18 min | $86,645 |
| Champion | 7% | D | B− | 20 min | $56,875 |
| Watertown | 9% | C | C | 24 min | $69,809 |
| Pinckney | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Denmark | under 3% | C | C+ | 23 min | $63,270 |
| Rodman | under 3% | C | D | 22 min | $82,845 |
Same-state neighbors only. Pinckney: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rutland’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 2024, 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 Rutland: questions
What is the median household income in Rutland?
$72,404 (±$22,735) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutland?
17.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rutland?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rutland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (24%, 6 mi), Watertown (9%, 7 mi), Champion (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Rutland walkable?
Rutland is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rutland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rutland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutland
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.