Volney has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Volney report 847 jobs; 2,578 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Volney is better than 35% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Volney: the gist
Commutes from Volney 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 ↓
Volney makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Volney are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Volney residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Few Volney workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Volney empties out on a workday
About 3,900 people are in Volney on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 5,700 who live here: 2,400 head out to work and 700 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Volney’s grade
Household income holds Volney’s grade up ($74,848, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Volney could be anywhere from C− to B.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Volney workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,566 commuters (the 4% 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.
Volney works in goods: 47% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Volney, 2013 → 2023: 884 → 847. 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 Volney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Volney: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,430 residents head out to work, 148 work right here, and 699 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Volney on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Fulton
Where Volney clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Where in the region Volney works
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Volney gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,683 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 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% 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). 4.1% of Volney households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Volney’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,428 U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,600, Volney comes 2,382nd on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 16 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,380 | Pocola OK | 4,660 | $51K | 17.4% | 2.9% | 9% | C |
| 2,381 | Friona TX | 4,051 | $67K | 8.9% | 4.8% | 20% | C |
| 2,382 | Volney NY | 5,660 | $75K | 14.6% | 5.1% | 6% | C |
| 2,383 | Clayton NY | 4,539 | $90K | 12.8% | 4.8% | 24% | C |
| 2,384 | Longbranch WA | 4,638 | $96K | 18.4% | 3.3% | 2% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,428 | 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 Volney, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
16% of Volney works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Fulton (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Volney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volney | – | C | D | 22 min | $74,848 |
| Fulton | 13% | C− | A− | 22 min | $52,046 |
| Granby | under 3% | B− | B− | 31 min | $79,338 |
| Schroeppel | under 3% | C+ | B | 23 min | $73,082 |
| Minetto | under 3% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $100,682 |
| Palermo | under 3% | C+ | D | 27 min | $71,548 |
| Scriba | 3% | B− | B− | 21 min | $92,036 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Volney’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 Volney: questions
What is the median household income in Volney?
$74,848 (±$10,118) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Volney?
14.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Volney?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Volney work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fulton (13%, 4 mi), Syracuse (11%, 25 mi), Oswego (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Volney walkable?
Volney is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Volney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Volney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Volney
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.