Photo: Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Crown Point (10.7%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. About one in ten work in Crown Point itself; outside it, Ticonderoga draws the most (20%, 9 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Crown Point: the figures worth knowing
Crown Point and Ticonderoga trade workers both ways
Ticonderoga is the top workplace for Crown Point residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Crown Point come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Crown Point workers cross into Vermont
21% of Crown Point workers work outside New York, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Middlebury (8%), Vergennes (4%) and South Burlington (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Crown Point are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. 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 805 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Crown Point’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crown Point is better than 26% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Crown Point’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crown Point could be anywhere from D to A−.
Where people from Crown Point work
Where Crown Point clocks in
20% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
Crown Point’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crown Point workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 924 commuters (the 5% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Crown Point
On a workday 723 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 140 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Crown Point on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.28 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 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Crown Point: 222 jobs
222 jobs are based in Crown Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crown Point, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 222. 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 Crown Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Crown Point to work
About 26% 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.
Few in Crown Point walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crown Point is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Crown Point 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 975 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). 4.8% of Crown Point households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Crown Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
Crown Point next to U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600: 3,432nd of 5,234 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,430 | Paden City WV | 2,381 | $66K | 12.2% | 4.5% | 4% | C |
| 3,431 | Fairview Township KS | 1,660 | $62K | 13.1% | 0.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,432 | Crown Point NY | 1,945 | $83K | 6.9% | 10.7% | 10% | C |
| 3,433 | Winfield NY | 1,861 | $67K | 15.2% | 7.7% | 9% | C |
| 3,434 | Oliver Township PA | 2,044 | $63K | 8.3% | 3.0% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Crown Point, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Crown Point and its neighbors: 26% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crown Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point | – | C | D | 26 min | $82,813 |
| Moriah | 6% | C | C+ | 32 min | $63,113 |
| North Hudson | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Schroon | under 2% | C | B+ | 17 min | $69,955 |
| Ticonderoga | 20% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $65,481 |
| Port Henry | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Hudson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Port Henry: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ticonderoga. Darker towns draw more of Crown Point’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 Crown Point: questions
What is the median household income in Crown Point?
$82,813 (±$25,451) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crown Point?
6.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crown Point?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crown Point work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ticonderoga (20%, 9 mi), Middlebury (8%, 23 mi), Moriah (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crown Point walkable?
Crown Point is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crown Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crown Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crown Point
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.