Photo: JBC3 · Public domainHouseholds in Lake Luzerne earn less than those in 91% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 33.4% of residents, against 14.0% across New York. The two grades for Lake Luzerne are C for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Home is the office for 4% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Lake Luzerne, in brief
Commutes from Lake Luzerne are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Lake Luzerne workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Lake Luzerne’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lake Luzerne is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #613 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Lake Luzerne’s grade up (1.3%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lake Luzerne could be anywhere from C− to C.
About 26 minutes to work from Lake Luzerne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Luzerne workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,267 commuters (the 4% 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 daily flow of workers through Lake Luzerne
On a workday 1,083 residents head out to work, 145 work right here, and 410 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Lake Luzerne on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
12% of working residents work in Queensbury
Where Lake Luzerne clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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.
What work there is in Lake Luzerne: 555 jobs
555 jobs are based in Lake Luzerne.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Luzerne, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 555. 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 Luzerne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Lake Luzerne
About 18% 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.
In Lake Luzerne, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lake Luzerne is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #742 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Lake Luzerne near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,325 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.4% of Lake Luzerne households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lake Luzerne’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Lake Luzerne comes 3,520th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 10 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,518 | Duck Creek Township MO | 3,016 | $51K | 13.7% | 2.9% | 19% | C |
| 3,519 | Weymouth Township NJ | 2,751 | $72K | 16.7% | 8.5% | 4% | C |
| 3,520 | Lake Luzerne NY | 3,067 | $47K | 33.4% | 1.3% | 12% | C |
| 3,521 | The Plains OH | 2,748 | $60K | 19.0% | 4.1% | 4% | C |
| 3,522 | Springfield KY | 3,033 | $49K | 10.3% | 5.5% | 29% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lake Luzerne, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 19% of Lake Luzerne
The biggest share goes to Queensbury (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Luzerne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Luzerne | – | C | D− | 26 min | $46,633 |
| Hadley | under 3% | C− | C+ | 31 min | $73,750 |
| Corinth | 4% | C | B− | 25 min | $83,223 |
| Corinth | under 3% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $76,071 |
| Moreau | under 3% | B− | C | 22 min | $81,317 |
| Queensbury | 12% | B | B | 21 min | $89,772 |
| Lake George | 3% | A− | A− | 24 min | $103,857 |
| Warrensburg | under 3% | C | C+ | 21 min | $60,907 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Luzerne’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 Luzerne: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Luzerne?
$46,633 (±$6,562) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Luzerne?
33.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Luzerne?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Luzerne work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Queensbury (12%, 8 mi), Glens Falls (9%, 8 mi), Saratoga Springs (9%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lake Luzerne walkable?
Lake Luzerne is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake Luzerne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Luzerne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Luzerne
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.