Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Keeseville has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 5% stay in Keeseville for work; outside it, Plattsburgh is the main destination (22%, 13 miles). There are 309 jobs in Keeseville, against 1,148 working residents. For 5% of workers, the job is at home; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Keeseville at work: what stands out
Commutes from Keeseville are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Keeseville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Keeseville fell from 465 in 2013 to 309 in 2023, −34%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Keeseville is a place people come home to
There are 309 jobs based in Keeseville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Keeseville has about 1,700 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Commuting from Keeseville: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keeseville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,034 commuters (the 5% 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.
The kinds of work in Keeseville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keeseville, 2013 → 2023: 465 → 309. 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 Keeseville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Keeseville by day
On a workday 1,095 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 256 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Keeseville on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of Keeseville to work: where people go
Where Keeseville clocks in
22% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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.
How far it is to work from Keeseville
About 19% 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.
How Keeseville compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Au Sable (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keeseville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keeseville | – | — | — | 21 min | $62,063 |
| Au Sable | 9% | C | C− | 26 min | $95,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keeseville’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 Keeseville: questions
What is the median household income in Keeseville?
$62,063 (±$21,613) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keeseville?
17.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keeseville?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keeseville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plattsburgh (22%, 13 mi), Plattsburgh (18%, 13 mi), Au Sable (9%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keeseville 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 Keeseville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keeseville
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.