Photo: Buell, A. B. -- Photographer · Public domainHouseholds in Chateaugay have higher incomes than those in 61% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. The poverty rate is 17.0%, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. Chateaugay grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Chateaugay apart on work
One in three of Chateaugay works in Malone
208 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Malone, 15 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Chateaugay itself. The commute map ↓
Few Chateaugay 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 619 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Chateaugay’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Chateaugay is better than 21% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Chateaugay’s grade up ($84,219, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.8%) is left out: Chateaugay’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Chateaugay could be anywhere from D to C+.
34% of working residents work in Malone
Where Chateaugay clocks in
34% 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.
The daily trip from Chateaugay: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chateaugay workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 913 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.
How a workday changes Chateaugay
On a workday 552 residents head out to work, 67 work right here, and 385 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Chateaugay on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.73 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.
Inside Chateaugay’s 452 jobs
452 jobs are based in Chateaugay.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chateaugay, 2014 → 2024: 394 → 452. 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 Chateaugay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Chateaugay
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Chateaugay, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chateaugay is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Chateaugay 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 919 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). 7.4% of Chateaugay households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Chateaugay’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Chateaugay is 4,001st of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,999 | Lancaster Township IN | 1,486 | $80K | 18.5% | 1.8% | 1% | C− |
| 4,000 | Deer Isle ME | 2,132 | $62K | 19.1% | 2.9% | 24% | C− |
| 4,001 | Chateaugay NY | 1,727 | $84K | 17.0% | 2.8% | 11% | C− |
| 4,002 | Franklin Township OH | 1,739 | $79K | 16.2% | 5.9% | 1% | C− |
| 4,003 | Stony Prairie OH | 1,701 | $60K | 43.9% | 4.6% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Chateaugay, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work in the towns next to Chateaugay
The biggest share goes to Burke (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chateaugay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chateaugay | – | C− | C− | 29 min | $84,219 |
| Bellmont | under 2% | C− | D | 25 min | $70,250 |
| Burke | 3% | D | C+ | 28 min | $63,750 |
| Clinton | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chateaugay’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 Chateaugay: questions
What is the median household income in Chateaugay?
$84,219 (±$17,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chateaugay?
17.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chateaugay?
29 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 Chateaugay work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Malone (34%, 15 mi), Plattsburgh (7%, 34 mi), Burke (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Chateaugay walkable?
Chateaugay is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chateaugay 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 Chateaugay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chateaugay
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.