Argyle has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 747 jobs in Argyle, against 1,652 working residents. The two grades for Argyle are B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 7% of workers work from home (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Argyle: the gist
A longer commute than the towns next door
Argyle averages 36 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (21 to 33 minutes). Next door ↓
Argyle makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Argyle are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Argyle residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Argyle’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Argyle is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #270 of 758 in New York. The poverty rate holds Argyle’s grade up (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Argyle could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Goods jobs make up 41% of work in Argyle
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Argyle, 2013 → 2023: 709 → 747. 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 Argyle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Argyle quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,476 residents head out to work, 176 work right here, and 571 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Argyle 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.
9% of working residents work in Glens Falls
Where Argyle clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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 long Argyle spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Argyle workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,617 commuters (the 7% 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.
Argyle’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Argyle, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Argyle is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns, #749 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Argyle 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 1,731 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). 7.0% of Argyle households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Argyle’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Argyle ranks: 1,313th of 4,210 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,311 | Fall Creek Township IN | 4,685 | $69K | 6.7% | 2.5% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,312 | Washington NY | 4,502 | $102K | 6.7% | 3.4% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,313 | Argyle NY | 3,645 | $83K | 4.5% | 2.5% | 11% | B+ |
| 1,314 | Little Britain Township PA | 4,169 | $87K | 5.4% | 3.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,315 | Piasa Township IL | 3,016 | $90K | 4.1% | 5.4% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Argyle, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Argyle’s workers
The biggest share goes to Fort Edward (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Argyle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | – | B+ | D− | 36 min | $83,000 |
| Greenwich | 4% | B | C+ | 32 min | $73,537 |
| Fort Edward | 8% | C | C | 24 min | $70,366 |
| Hebron | under 4% | D | C− | 33 min | $73,205 |
| Hartford | under 4% | C | D | 29 min | $65,163 |
| Kingsbury | 4% | C+ | B | 21 min | $72,091 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Argyle’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 Argyle: questions
What is the median household income in Argyle?
$83,000 (±$14,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Argyle?
4.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Argyle?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Argyle work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glens Falls (9%, 10 mi), Queensbury (8%, 14 mi), Fort Edward (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Argyle walkable?
Argyle is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Argyle without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Argyle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Argyle
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.