Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Whitesboro trail those of 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Whitesboro C−; getting around on foot earns it B−. The poverty rate is 22.8%, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. Only 4% stay in Whitesboro for work; outside it, Utica is the main destination (26%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Whitesboro stands out on work
Commutes from Whitesboro are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 130 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Whitesboro residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Whitesboro
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whitesboro is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #636 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Whitesboro’s grade up (ahead of 69% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($45,934, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Whitesboro could be anywhere from D to B−.
Getting to work from Whitesboro takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitesboro workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,749 commuters (the 8% 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.
Whitesboro’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Whitesboro
On a workday 1,488 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 888 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Whitesboro on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Whitesboro’s residents
Where Whitesboro clocks in
26% of workers
16% of workers
12% 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.
What the 951 jobs in Whitesboro are
951 jobs are based in Whitesboro.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitesboro, 2014 → 2024: 796 → 951. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Whitesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Whitesboro start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Whitesboro is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #491 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,899 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 77% 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). 8.7% of Whitesboro households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Whitesboro’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Whitesboro is 3,465th of 4,355 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,463 | Mauriceville TX | 2,945 | $64K | 13.5% | 10.5% | 1% | C− |
| 3,464 | Piedmont AL | 4,696 | $41K | 19.9% | 2.8% | 19% | C− |
| 3,465 | Whitesboro NY | 3,559 | $46K | 22.8% | 5.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,466 | Atoka OK | 2,975 | $44K | 17.3% | 2.3% | 28% | C− |
| 3,467 | Yorkshire NY | 3,733 | $48K | 19.0% | 2.5% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Whitesboro, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work in the towns next to Whitesboro
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitesboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesboro | – | C− | B− | 16 min | $45,934 |
| Yorkville | under 2% | A− | A | 20 min | $72,969 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitesboro’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 2024, 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 Whitesboro: questions
What is the median household income in Whitesboro?
$45,934 (±$6,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitesboro?
22.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitesboro?
16 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitesboro work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (26%, 4 mi), Whitestown (16%, 2 mi), New Hartford (12%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Whitesboro walkable?
Whitesboro is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whitesboro without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitesboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitesboro
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.