Hastings Farmstead · Photo: OneEagle · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Dickinson commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 58 jobs in Dickinson, and 357 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Dickinson; the top destination outside it is Malone (21%, 13 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dickinson apart
Dickinson is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Dickinson, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dickinson has about 680 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dickinson and Malone trade workers both ways
Malone is the top workplace for Dickinson residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Dickinson come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dickinson on a workday afternoon
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Dickinson on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Dickinson’s residents
Where Dickinson clocks in
21% 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 distance from Dickinson to work
About 30% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Dickinson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dickinson, 2014 → 2024: 196 → 58. 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 Dickinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Dickinson: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dickinson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 430 commuters (the 3% 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.
11% of Dickinson works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Waverly (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dickinson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickinson | – | — | — | 37 min | $69,493 |
| Moira | 3% | D | D | 32 min | $64,116 |
| Brandon | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Waverly | 5% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lawrence | 3% | C− | C | 26 min | $64,318 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brandon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Waverly: the same community as the village of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dickinson’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 Dickinson: questions
What is the median household income in Dickinson?
$69,493 (±$12,244) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dickinson?
11.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dickinson?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dickinson work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Malone (21%, 13 mi), Potsdam (10%, 24 mi), Waverly (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dickinson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dickinson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dickinson
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.