Duane Lake has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 4% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. 37 jobs are based in Duane Lake for 151 working residents. Hardly any stay in Duane Lake for work; outside it, Albany is the main destination (21%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Duane Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Duane Lake on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where the trip to work from Duane Lake ends
Where Duane Lake clocks in
21% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
86% of the jobs in Duane Lake pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duane Lake, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 37. 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 Duane Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Duane Lake
of Duane Lake workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Duane Lake commutes
About 16% 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.
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 Duane Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Duane Lake?
$142,150 (±$62,218) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Duane Lake?
11.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Duane Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (21%, 17 mi), Colonie (11%, 16 mi), Schenectady (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Duane Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Duane Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duane Lake
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.