Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Ogdensburg has higher unemployment (10.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 81% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Ogdensburg B; getting around on foot earns it B−. Only 5% work in Ogdensburg itself; outside it, Sparta Township draws the most (8%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Ogdensburg, in brief
Ogdensburg is a place people come home to
There are 242 jobs based in Ogdensburg, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ogdensburg has about 1,300 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Ogdensburg’s 34-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 37 to 40 minutes. Next door ↓
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.
The four measures behind Ogdensburg’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ogdensburg is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Ogdensburg’s grade up ($105,551, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ogdensburg could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Ogdensburg on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,217 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 183 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Ogdensburg on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Where Ogdensburg goes to work
Where Ogdensburg clocks in
8% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Ogdensburg: what the 242 are
242 jobs are based in Ogdensburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ogdensburg, 2014 → 2024: 176 → 242. 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 Ogdensburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ogdensburg: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ogdensburg workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 997 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Ogdensburg’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Ogdensburg gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ogdensburg is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Ogdensburg 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 1,114 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.9% of Ogdensburg households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ogdensburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ogdensburg is 1,740th among 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Alpine NJ | 1,759 | $247K | 6.2% | 6.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Sea Girt NJ | 1,874 | $214K | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 59 | Spring Lake NJ | 2,769 | $216K | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,738 | Temelec CA | 1,628 | $68K | 5.5% | 20.4% | 0% | B |
| 1,739 | Missouri Valley IA | 2,616 | $72K | 9.7% | 3.3% | 24% | B |
| 1,740 | Ogdensburg NJ | 2,319 | $106K | 7.0% | 10.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,741 | New Stanton PA | 2,338 | $71K | 7.9% | 4.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,742 | Mazomanie WI | 1,746 | $86K | 10.0% | 1.7% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Ogdensburg, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 13% of Ogdensburg
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ogdensburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg | – | B | B− | 34 min | $105,551 |
| Sparta Township | 8% | A− | B | 38 min | $167,963 |
| Franklin | 3% | B | B | 37 min | $92,744 |
| Hardyston Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 40 min | $120,392 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sparta Township. Darker towns draw more of Ogdensburg’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 Ogdensburg: questions
What is the median household income in Ogdensburg?
$105,551 (±$7,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ogdensburg?
7.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ogdensburg?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ogdensburg work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sparta Township (8%, 2 mi), New York City (4%, 45 mi), Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Ogdensburg walkable?
Ogdensburg is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ogdensburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ogdensburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ogdensburg
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.