Lake Delta has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. 233 jobs are based in Lake Delta; 1,232 of its residents have a job. The poverty rate is 1.8% (New York 14.0%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Lake Delta apart
Commutes from Lake Delta are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Lake Delta and Rome trade workers both ways
Rome is the top workplace for Lake Delta residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Lake Delta come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lake Delta is a place people come home to
There are 233 jobs based in Lake Delta, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Delta has about 2,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Getting to work from Lake Delta takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Delta workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,326 commuters (the 15% 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.
30% of working residents work in Rome
Where Lake Delta clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
Who leaves Lake Delta for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,205 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Lake Delta on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 55% of the jobs in Lake Delta
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Delta, 2014 → 2024: 290 → 233. 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 Lake Delta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lake Delta works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 30% of Lake Delta
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Delta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Delta | – | — | — | 19 min | $100,094 |
| Rome | 30% | C− | A | 18 min | $59,925 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rome. Darker towns draw more of Lake Delta’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 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 Lake Delta: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Delta?
$100,094 (±$14,223) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Delta?
1.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Delta?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Delta work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rome (30%, 4 mi), Utica (9%, 18 mi), Whitestown (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Delta without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Delta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Delta
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.