About Worcester

Worcester is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,429 people and just one neighborhood, Worcester is the 567th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Worcester was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Worcester is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Worcester is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Worcester who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.92%), sales jobs (7.46%), and teaching (6.96%).

Another important characteristic of Worcester is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Worcester, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.41 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Worcester does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Worcester Information and Demographics

The citizens of Worcester are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.86% of adults in Worcester having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Worcester in 2000 was $15,878, which is lower middle income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,512 for a family of four.

The people who call Worcester home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Worcester is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Worcester include German, Irish, English, Italian, Slovene, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Worcester is English.