Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Whitestown has lower unemployment (2.9%) than 71% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Whitestown B+; getting around on foot earns it B. About one in seven work in Whitestown itself; outside it, Utica draws the most (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Whitestown
Commutes from Whitestown are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Much of Whitestown works one town over
50% of working residents work in a town that borders Whitestown: Utica (23%), New Hartford (16%) and Rome (6%). Next door ↓
Whitestown trades workers with the towns around it
Whitestown has about as many jobs (8,549) as working residents (7,492), but they are mostly different people: 6,357 residents leave for work each day while 7,414 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Whitestown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Whitestown residents work close to home
66% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Whitestown’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whitestown is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #284 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Whitestown’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (10.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Whitestown could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Time on the road from Whitestown: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitestown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,168 commuters (the 9% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Whitestown
On a workday 6,357 residents head out to work, 1,135 work right here, and 7,414 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 (1.14 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.
How far Whitestown’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Out of Whitestown to work: where people go
Where Whitestown clocks in
23% of workers
16% 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.
65% of the jobs in Whitestown pay over $3,333 a month
8,549 jobs are based in Whitestown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitestown, 2013 → 2023: 8,353 → 8,549. 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 Whitestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Whitestown start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Whitestown is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #427 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 8,973 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 49% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.5 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). 8.2% of Whitestown households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Whitestown’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Whitestown ranks: 1,009th of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,007 | Overlea MD | 13,035 | $89K | 9.1% | 5.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,008 | Finneytown OH | 12,506 | $83K | 8.9% | 4.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,009 | Whitestown NY | 17,697 | $80K | 10.4% | 2.9% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,010 | Glasgow DE | 15,546 | $114K | 8.0% | 6.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,011 | Lakeland North WA | 15,950 | $105K | 14.4% | 4.5% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Whitestown, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
50% of Whitestown works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitestown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestown | – | B+ | B | 17 min | $80,168 |
| Marcy | 3% | A− | B | 22 min | $92,775 |
| Westmoreland | under 2% | A | C | 27 min | $105,333 |
| New Hartford | 16% | B+ | B | 18 min | $81,173 |
| Utica | 23% | C− | A+ | 20 min | $52,484 |
| Yorkville | under 2% | A− | A | 20 min | $72,969 |
| Rome | 6% | C− | A | 18 min | $59,925 |
| Clark Mills | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Floyd | under 2% | B+ | D− | 19 min | $98,297 |
| Kirkland | 2% | B+ | A | 18 min | $82,926 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clark Mills: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Utica. Darker towns draw more of Whitestown’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 Whitestown: questions
What is the median household income in Whitestown?
$80,168 (±$7,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitestown?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitestown?
17 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitestown work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (23%, 6 mi), New Hartford (16%, 6 mi), Rome (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Whitestown walkable?
Whitestown is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whitestown without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitestown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitestown
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.