With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Fishers Landing works elsewhere
Home is the office for 100% of workers (New York 15%). 11 jobs are based in Fishers Landing for 42 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fishers Landing for work; outside it, Clayton is the main destination (33%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fishers Landing quiets down on a workday
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 60 people are in Fishers Landing on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Fishers Landing commutes to
Where Fishers Landing clocks in
33% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Fishers Landing: what the 11 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fishers Landing, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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 Fishers Landing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fishers Landing
of Fishers Landing workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Fishers Landing
About 31% 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.
Around Fishers Landing: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fishers Landing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers Landing | – | — | — | — | $61,458 |
| Thousand Island Park | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thousand Island Park: 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 Fishers Landing’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 Fishers Landing: questions
What is the median household income in Fishers Landing?
$61,458 (±$25,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fishers Landing?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fishers Landing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clayton (33%, 6 mi), Watertown (19%, 22 mi), Albany (5%, 157 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fishers Landing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fishers Landing
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.