Vernon Methodist Church · Photo: Agreen54 · CC BY-SA 4.0Vernon has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 59% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #343 of 758 in New York.
Walkability C: more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns · #667 of 758 in New York.
Household incomes here are higher than in 53% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 22 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Vernon; the top destination outside it is Verona (14%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Vernon
Vernon makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Vernon are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Vernon residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Vernon 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 ↓
Vernon has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Vernon went from 1,443 in 2013 to 2,194 in 2023, +52%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Vernon’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vernon is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #343 of 758 in New York. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Vernon’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vernon could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Vernon makes things: 61% of its jobs are in goods
2,194 jobs are based in Vernon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vernon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon, 2013 → 2023: 1,443 → 2,194. 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,668 commuters (the 13% 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.
Vernon quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,330 residents head out to work, 375 work right here, and 1,819 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,600 people are in Vernon on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
14% of working residents work in Verona
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Vernon clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Vernon commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 18% 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.
Most trips from Vernon start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vernon is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #667 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Vernon near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,226 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 0.0 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). 5.9% of Vernon households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Vernon’s commuters take a bus or train.
Vernon is 1,468th of 2,966 U.S. towns of 5,700 to 10,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Vernon, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 15 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,466 | Ayer MA | 9,267 | $102K | 10.7% | 7.0% | 10% | B |
| 1,467 | Edgewater Park Township NJ | 9,617 | $85K | 18.6% | 4.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,468 | Vernon NY | 8,079 | $78K | 8.5% | 3.5% | 10% | B |
| 1,469 | Chena Ridge AK | 5,881 | $134K | 2.8% | 7.3% | — | B |
| 1,470 | Bermuda Dunes CA | 7,971 | $91K | 8.5% | 5.5% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,966 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
24% of Vernon works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Verona (14%). Darker towns draw more of Vernon’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | – | B | C | 22 min | $77,601 |
| Oneida | 10% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $61,597 |
| Sherrill | under 4% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $88,947 |
| Oneida Castle | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Verona | 14% | B− | C | 19 min | $83,534 |
| Westmoreland | under 4% | A | C | 27 min | $105,333 |
| Stockbridge | under 4% | B− | C+ | 26 min | $76,154 |
| Augusta | under 4% | C− | C | 27 min | $57,852 |
| Kirkland | under 4% | B+ | A | 18 min | $82,926 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oneida Castle: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Vernon: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon?
$77,601 (±$5,534) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon?
8.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Verona (14%, 8 mi), Oneida (10%, 7 mi), Utica (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vernon walkable?
Vernon is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vernon without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vernon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon
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.