Where Fultonville earns its living
There are 264 jobs in Fultonville, and 256 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Fultonville for work; outside it, Mohawk is the main destination (8%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fultonville apart
About 26 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fultonville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 9% 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.
In and out of Fultonville on a workday
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 259 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Fultonville’s working residents head each day
Where Fultonville clocks in
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 28% of work in Fultonville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fultonville, 2013 → 2023: 267 → 264. 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 Fultonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Fultonville, by distance
About 20% 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.
Next door is work for 13% of Fultonville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fultonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fultonville | – | — | — | 26 min | $92,000 |
| Fonda | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Mohawk | 8% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $81,473 |
| Glen | 5% | B | B− | 32 min | $83,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fonda: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mohawk. Darker towns draw more of Fultonville’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 Fultonville: questions
What is the median household income in Fultonville?
$92,000 (±$17,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fultonville?
6.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fultonville?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fultonville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mohawk (8%, 2 mi), Albany (6%, 35 mi), Amsterdam (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fultonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fultonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fultonville
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.