There are 1.9 jobs in Hammond for every working resident, and 143 people commute in
Only 7% stay in Hammond for work; outside it, Gouverneur is the main destination (12%, 12 miles). There are 148 jobs in Hammond; 76 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hammond
On a workday 71 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 350 people are in Hammond on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Hammond, and from where
Where Hammond clocks in
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hammond
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammond, 2013 → 2023: 133 → 148. 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 Hammond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hammond: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammond workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 2% 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 far Hammond’s workers travel
About 28% 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.
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 Hammond: questions
What is the median household income in Hammond?
$56,917 (±$12,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammond?
26.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammond?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammond work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gouverneur (12%, 12 mi), Hammond (9%, 2 mi), Clayton (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hammond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hammond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammond
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.