Cooley Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Pittsford commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 710 jobs in Pittsford, and 1,432 of its residents work somewhere. Pittsford grades C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in ten work in Pittsford; the top destination outside it is Rutland (26%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pittsford
Pittsford makes and builds things
63% of the jobs based in Pittsford are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pittsford residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Pittsford and Rutland trade workers both ways
Rutland is the top workplace for Pittsford residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Pittsford come from (16% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Pittsford’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pittsford is better than 33% of U.S. towns, #54 of 71 in Vermont. Unemployment holds Pittsford’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pittsford could be anywhere from D to B+.
In Pittsford, 63% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsford, 2013 → 2023: 685 → 710. 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 Pittsford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Pittsford’s residents
Where Pittsford clocks in
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.
How many people are in Pittsford by day
On a workday 1,271 residents head out to work, 161 work right here, and 549 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Pittsford on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Time on the road from Pittsford: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsford workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,262 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Pittsford
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.
Most trips from Pittsford start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pittsford is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #68 of 71 in Vermont. Both inputs place Pittsford 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 1,404 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 58% 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). 1.7% of Pittsford households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pittsford’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,177th of 4,882: where Pittsford ranks among 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 457 | Charlotte VT | 3,846 | $144K | 3.7% | 1.1% | 10% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 643 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 12% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 851 | East Montpelier VT | 2,594 | $93K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,175 | Pearisburg VA | 2,873 | $76K | 11.9% | 4.2% | 17% | C |
| 3,176 | Hornellsville NY | 3,892 | $73K | 8.4% | 6.3% | 13% | C |
| 3,177 | Pittsford VT | 2,859 | $70K | 11.3% | 4.2% | 11% | C |
| 3,178 | Lawai HI | 2,718 | $104K | 9.9% | 9.1% | 3% | C |
| 3,179 | Midway GA | 2,387 | $81K | 17.6% | 4.2% | 4% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Pittsford, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
15% of Pittsford works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Rutland (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsford | – | C | C− | 25 min | $69,705 |
| Proctor | under 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $74,167 |
| Brandon | 5% | C+ | B | 24 min | $64,180 |
| Hubbardton | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Chittenden | 2% | B | C+ | 28 min | $106,250 |
| West Rutland | under 2% | B | B | 22 min | $61,161 |
| Rutland | 8% | C+ | B | 20 min | $72,099 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hubbardton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittsford’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 Pittsford: questions
What is the median household income in Pittsford?
$69,705 (±$6,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pittsford?
11.3%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsford?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsford work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rutland (26%, 8 mi), Rutland (8%, 7 mi), Middlebury (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pittsford walkable?
Pittsford is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pittsford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittsford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsford
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.