Lewis has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7% of workers have no commute at all; New York has 15%. 49 jobs are based in Lewis for 244 working residents. Hardly any work in Lewis; the top destination outside it is Lowville (18%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lewis, in a few figures
Lewis is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Lewis, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Lewis’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lewis is Lowville, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (45) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 244 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Lewis
On a workday 243 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Lewis on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Lewis’ commute, mile by mile
About 16% 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.
Out of Lewis to work: where people go
Where Lewis clocks in
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.
Services make up most of the work in Lewis
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewis, 2014 → 2024: 58 → 49. 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 Lewis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lewis, about 34 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewis workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 444 commuters (the 7% 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.
Lewis and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to West Turin (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | – | — | — | 34 min | $87,708 |
| West Turin | 5% | C− | B | 23 min | $69,338 |
| Osceola | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
| Ava | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Annsville | under 3% | C− | D− | 29 min | $66,812 |
| Florence | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Leyden | under 3% | D | B− | 26 min | $59,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Osceola and Ava: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Florence: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lewis’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 Lewis: questions
What is the median household income in Lewis?
$87,708 (±$12,172) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewis?
13.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewis?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewis work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lowville (18%, 24 mi), Turin (9%, 15 mi), Boonville (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lewis without a car?
2% 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 Lewis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewis
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.