Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Bleecker has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. 17 jobs are based in Bleecker, and 177 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Bleecker itself; outside it, Johnstown draws the most (15%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bleecker quiets down on a workday
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Bleecker on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Bleecker to work: where people go
Where Bleecker clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bleecker
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bleecker, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 17. 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 Bleecker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Bleecker
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bleecker workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 192 commuters (the 13% 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.
How far it is to work from Bleecker
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
12% of Bleecker works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Caroga (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bleecker workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleecker | – | — | — | 30 min | $74,732 |
| Johnstown | 5% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $97,283 |
| Caroga | 7% | C | D− | 33 min | $65,395 |
| Benson | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Mayfield | under 2% | C | C− | 26 min | $72,074 |
Same-state neighbors only. Benson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bleecker’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 Bleecker: questions
What is the median household income in Bleecker?
$74,732 (±$21,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bleecker?
6.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bleecker?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bleecker work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (15%, 12 mi), Gloversville (10%, 9 mi), Caroga (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bleecker without a car?
3% 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 Bleecker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bleecker
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.