Making a living in Brasher Falls
Only 5% work in Brasher Falls; the top destination outside it is Potsdam (18%, 15 miles). 1% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Working residents average 19 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Brasher Falls stands out on work
Commutes from Brasher Falls are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Brasher Falls workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Brasher Falls spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brasher Falls workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Brasher Falls commutes to
Where Brasher Falls clocks in
18% 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.
In Brasher Falls, services account for most jobs
262 jobs are based in Brasher Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brasher Falls, 2013 → 2023: 249 → 262. 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 Brasher Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Brasher Falls commutes less than 14 miles
About 22% 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.
The towns around Brasher Falls
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brasher Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasher Falls | – | — | — | 19 min | $52,868 |
| Lawrence | under 3% | C− | C | 26 min | $64,318 |
| Winthrop | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winthrop: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Brasher Falls’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 Brasher Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Brasher Falls?
$52,868 (±$35,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brasher Falls?
13.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brasher Falls?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brasher Falls work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Potsdam (18%, 15 mi), Massena (18%, 10 mi), Brasher (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brasher Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brasher Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brasher Falls
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.