Photo: [email protected] at English Wikipedia · Public domainMaking a living in Stratford
Only 5% stay in Stratford for work; outside it, Johnstown is the main destination (10%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 39 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). 222 jobs are based in Stratford for 205 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stratford: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
Stratford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Stratford
About 33% 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.
About 39 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stratford workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 15% 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 and out of Stratford on a workday
On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 211 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 (1.08 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.
Where the trip to work from Stratford ends
Where Stratford clocks in
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Stratford
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stratford, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 222. 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 Stratford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Stratford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stratford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | – | — | — | 39 min | $66,518 |
| Salisbury | under 4% | C− | D− | 37 min | $81,528 |
| Caroga | under 4% | C | D− | 33 min | $65,395 |
| Ephratah | under 4% | C | D | 32 min | $80,625 |
| Oppenheim | under 4% | C− | D | 28 min | $69,148 |
| Arietta | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arietta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stratford’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 Stratford: questions
What is the median household income in Stratford?
$66,518 (±$21,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stratford?
27.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stratford?
39 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stratford work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (10%, 18 mi), Manheim (7%, 14 mi), St. Johnsville (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stratford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stratford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stratford
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.