With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fort Johnson works elsewhere
6% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%. 25 jobs are based in Fort Johnson for 164 working residents. Hardly any stay in Fort Johnson for work; outside it, Amsterdam is the main destination (23%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fort Johnson
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Fort Johnson on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Fort Johnson commutes to
Where Fort Johnson clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
What Fort Johnson’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Johnson, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 25. 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 Fort Johnson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fort Johnson takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Johnson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 6% 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 Fort Johnson commutes
About 17% 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.
27% of Fort Johnson works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Johnson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Johnson | – | — | — | 26 min | $64,167 |
| Florida | 4% | B− | C | 26 min | $93,008 |
| Amsterdam | 23% | C− | B | 21 min | $56,178 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Amsterdam. Darker towns draw more of Fort Johnson’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 Fort Johnson: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Johnson?
$64,167 (±$22,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Johnson?
19.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Johnson?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort Johnson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Amsterdam (23%, 3 mi), Amsterdam (9%, 4 mi), Colonie (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fort Johnson 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 Fort Johnson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Johnson
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.