Photo: Zach · CC BY-SA 2.0Minerva has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 97 jobs in Minerva, against 285 working residents. About one in ten work in Minerva; the top destination outside it is Newcomb (15%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Minerva in brief
Minerva and Newcomb trade workers both ways
Newcomb is the top workplace for Minerva residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Minerva come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Minerva averages 31 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (14 to 24 minutes). Next door ↓
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; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Minerva goes to work
Where Minerva clocks in
15% 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.
How many people are in Minerva by day
On a workday 260 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Minerva on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
66% of the jobs in Minerva pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minerva, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 97. 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 Minerva’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Minerva takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minerva workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 344 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Minerva commutes less than 23 miles
About 22% 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.
28% of Minerva works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minerva workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva | – | — | — | 31 min | $67,303 |
| Indian Lake | under 4% | C | B | 24 min | $62,824 |
| Newcomb | 15% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| North Hudson | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Schroon | 5% | C | B+ | 17 min | $69,955 |
| Chester | 5% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $84,623 |
| Long Lake | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newcomb, North Hudson and Long Lake: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Newcomb. Darker towns draw more of Minerva’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 Minerva: questions
What is the median household income in Minerva?
$67,303 (±$8,793) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minerva?
9.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minerva?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minerva work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Newcomb (15%, 10 mi), Johnsburg (9%, 17 mi), Chester (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minerva without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minerva, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minerva
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.