Dr. Cornelius Nase Campbell House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Stanford (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Stanford grades B for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 8% work in Stanford; the top destination outside it is New York City (13%, 86 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Stanford apart on work
Stanford’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Stanford is New York City, 87 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (176) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
Why Stanford gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stanford is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #369 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Stanford’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stanford could be anywhere from C to B+.
Stanford’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Stanford
On a workday 1,232 residents head out to work, 104 work right here, and 388 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Stanford on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Where people from Stanford work
Where Stanford clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
66% of the jobs in Stanford pay over $3,333 a month
492 jobs are based in Stanford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanford, 2013 → 2023: 613 → 492. 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 Stanford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Stanford
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stanford workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,715 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.
Few in Stanford walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stanford is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns, #412 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 13.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,906 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). 2.2% of Stanford households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Stanford’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,921st of 4,318: where Stanford ranks among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,919 | Peshtigo WI | 3,423 | $67K | 9.4% | 0.9% | 14% | B |
| 1,920 | Grand River Township MO | 3,258 | $78K | 8.8% | 2.4% | 13% | B |
| 1,921 | Stanford NY | 3,703 | $89K | 13.8% | 1.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,922 | Richmond WI | 4,276 | $117K | 12.0% | 5.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,923 | Richland Township MI | 3,902 | $84K | 12.5% | 3.0% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Stanford, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door to Stanford
The biggest share goes to Washington (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stanford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | – | B | B | 30 min | $88,578 |
| Clinton | under 2% | A− | B+ | 36 min | $125,685 |
| Washington | 4% | B+ | A− | 30 min | $102,303 |
| Pine Plains | 3% | B− | B+ | 27 min | $102,109 |
| North East | under 2% | B− | A− | 24 min | $84,757 |
| Milan | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $104,318 |
| Amenia | under 2% | C | B | 35 min | $76,426 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stanford’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 Stanford: questions
What is the median household income in Stanford?
$88,578 (±$17,666) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanford?
13.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stanford?
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 Stanford work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 86 mi), Poughkeepsie (8%, 20 mi), Poughkeepsie (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stanford walkable?
Stanford is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stanford without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stanford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanford
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.