Sardinia Old Town Hall · Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Sardinia (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). For jobs and income Sardinia is better than 51% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). Only 6% work in Sardinia; the top destination outside it is Buffalo (13%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Sardinia: the gist
Sardinia’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sardinia is Buffalo, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (164) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Sardinia
65% of Sardinia residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Sardinia pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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 the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sardinia
Unemployment holds Sardinia’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sardinia could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The commute from Sardinia, 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.
The 653 jobs based in Sardinia
653 jobs are based in Sardinia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sardinia, 2013 → 2023: 612 → 653. 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 Sardinia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Sardinia on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,228 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 571 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Sardinia on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.50 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Sardinia: the destinations
Where Sardinia clocks in
13% 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.
Time on the road from Sardinia: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sardinia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,104 commuters (the 10% 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 Sardinia, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,230 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). 0.0% of Sardinia households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sardinia’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Sardinia ranks: 2,162nd of 4,797 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,600
| # | 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 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 10 | Laurel Hollow NY | 1,949 | $250K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,160 | Muncy Creek Township PA | 3,563 | $76K | 4.1% | 7.4% | 7% | B− |
| 2,161 | Marengo Township MI | 2,231 | $85K | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1% | B− |
| 2,162 | Sardinia NY | 2,688 | $85K | 12.4% | 1.5% | 6% | B− |
| 2,163 | Union Township PA | 2,932 | $73K | 6.8% | 6.0% | 9% | B− |
| 2,164 | Pine Hills CA | 2,875 | $78K | 16.1% | 0.9% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,797 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Sardinia, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Bordering towns draw 18% of Sardinia’s workers
The biggest share goes to Concord (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sardinia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sardinia | – | B− | C | 30 min | $84,583 |
| Yorkshire | under 4% | C− | C | 27 min | $48,097 |
| Ashford | under 4% | C+ | C | 30 min | $77,558 |
| Holland | 4% | B− | B | 29 min | $66,198 |
| Concord | 8% | B | C+ | 27 min | $78,594 |
| Arcade | 6% | C | C+ | 29 min | $62,011 |
| Colden | under 4% | A− | D | 26 min | $97,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sardinia’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 Sardinia: questions
What is the median household income in Sardinia?
$84,583 (±$33,949) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sardinia?
12.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sardinia?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sardinia work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (13%, 28 mi), Concord (8%, 9 mi), Arcade (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sardinia walkable?
Sardinia is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sardinia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sardinia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sardinia
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.