Bloomfield is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,298 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 710th largest community in New York.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bloomfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bloomfield is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bloomfield who work in office and administrative support (22.21%), sales jobs (15.21%), and management occupations (8.21%). A relatively large number of people in Bloomfield telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Bloomfield is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Bloomfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.65% of adults in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $41,715, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,860 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bloomfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
