Fewer people are out of work in Victor (1.9%) than in 86% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Victor itself; outside it, Victor draws the most (20%, 1 miles). Victor grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Victor stands out on work
Commutes from Victor 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 ↓
Victor and Victor trade workers both ways
Victor is the top workplace for Victor residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Victor come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 Victor earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Victor is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #80 of 758 in New York. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($90,227, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Victor could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The trip to work from Victor: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Victor workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,108 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Victor goes to work
Where Victor clocks in
18% of workers
6% 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.
Victor by day and by night
On a workday 1,260 residents head out to work, 51 work right here, and 866 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Victor on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
What Victor’s employers do
917 jobs are based in Victor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Victor, 2013 → 2023: 1,125 → 917. 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 Victor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Victor’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Getting around Victor: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Victor is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #544 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of 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 1,278 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). 6.7% of Victor households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Victor’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Victor ranks: 372nd of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | 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% | 2% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 11 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 370 | Afton MN | 2,960 | $133K | 6.3% | 3.2% | 1% | A |
| 371 | Brimfield OH | 2,979 | $90K | 4.2% | 2.0% | 3% | A |
| 372 | Victor NY | 2,906 | $90K | 4.4% | 1.9% | 4% | A |
| 373 | Paddock Lake WI | 2,974 | $88K | 2.9% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 374 | Jackson Township IL | 3,890 | $104K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | 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 Victor, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
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 Victor: questions
What is the median household income in Victor?
$90,227 (±$19,147) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Victor?
4.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Victor?
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 Victor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Victor (20%, 1 mi), Rochester (18%, 17 mi), Henrietta (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Victor walkable?
Victor is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Victor without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Victor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Victor
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.