Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Work and commuting in Heuvelton
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Only 2% work in Heuvelton; the top destination outside it is Ogdensburg (25%, 8 miles). 145 jobs are based in Heuvelton, and 244 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Heuvelton and work: the main findings
Getting to work from Heuvelton takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heuvelton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 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.
Who leaves Heuvelton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Heuvelton on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.59 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Heuvelton’s residents
Where Heuvelton clocks in
17% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Heuvelton’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heuvelton, 2014 → 2024: 183 → 145. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Heuvelton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Heuvelton
About 27% 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 2024.
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 2024, 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 Heuvelton: questions
What is the median household income in Heuvelton?
$63,542 (±$17,367) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heuvelton?
10.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heuvelton?
20 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 Heuvelton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ogdensburg (25%, 8 mi), Canton (17%, 10 mi), Oswegatchie (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Heuvelton 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 Heuvelton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heuvelton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.