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Jobs & commute in Herrings

Earning a living in Herrings

Hardly any work in Herrings; the top destination outside it is Wilna (26%, 4 miles). Herrings has 38 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 38 working residents
Day and night

Who leaves Herrings for work, and who comes in

On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

38live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.

The commute map

Where Herrings’ working residents head each day

Watertown: 5 residents work here (13%)Albany: 1 residents work here (3%)New York: 3 residents work here (8%)Jay: 1 residents work here (3%)Champion: 1 residents work here (3%)Pamelia: 1 residents work here (3%)Rutland: 1 residents work here (3%)Wilna: 10 residents work here (26%)Le Ray: 2 residents work here (5%)Clay: 2 residents work here (5%)HerringsWilnaWatertownNew YorkLe RayClayAlbanyHerrings
1
Wilna3.7 mi away
26%10
2
Watertown13.5 mi away
13%5
3
New York City247.9 mi away
8%3
4
Le Ray8.4 mi away
5%2
5
Clay64.3 mi away
5%2
6
Albany131.9 mi away
3%1
7
Jay99.7 mi away
3%1
8
Champion4.5 mi away
3%1
9
Pamelia13.3 mi away
3%1
10
Rutland8.8 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%11
The top trips

Where Herrings clocks in

26% of workers
3.7 mi awayWilna10 Herrings residents work here · Jobs & commute →
13%Watertown
13% of workers
13.5 mi awayWatertown5 Herrings residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
247.9 mi awayNew York City3 Herrings residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

Herrings’ commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWilna: 26% · 3.7 miWatertown: 13% · 13.5 miNew York City: 8% · 247.9 miLe Ray: 5% · 8.4 miClay: 5% · 64.3 miAlbany: 3% · 131.9 miJay: 3% · 99.7 miChampion: 3% · 4.5 miPamelia: 3% · 13.3 miRutland: 3% · 8.8 miWilna 26%Watertown 13%New York City 8%Le Ray 5%Clay 5%Herrings
HerringsTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi14 residents
29%10–24 mi11 residents
3%25–50 mi1 residents
32%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 32% 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

Herrings and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Champion (3%).

Champion: 3% of workers work hereChampionHerrings
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Champion3% of Herrings works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownHerrings workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Herrings–————
Champion3%DB−20 min$56,875

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Herrings’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Herrings: questions

Where do people who live in Herrings work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilna (26%, 4 mi), Watertown (13%, 14 mi), New York City (8%, 248 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Herrings, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.