Unemployment in Mohawk (0.9%) is lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Mohawk for work; outside it, Johnstown is the main destination (8%, 4 miles). For jobs and income Mohawk is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). 7% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mohawk and work: the main findings
Commutes from Mohawk are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Mohawk makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Mohawk are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Mohawk residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Mohawk
Unemployment holds Mohawk’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mohawk could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The trip to work from Mohawk: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mohawk workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,596 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.
A place that makes things: 42% of Mohawk’s jobs are in goods
1,761 jobs are based in Mohawk.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mohawk, 2013 → 2023: 1,513 → 1,761. 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 Mohawk’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Mohawk
On a workday 1,180 residents head out to work, 216 work right here, and 1,545 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Mohawk on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Mohawk goes to work
Where Mohawk clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Miles to work from Mohawk
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Mohawk start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,721 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). 10.0% of Mohawk households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mohawk’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,252nd of 4,355: where Mohawk ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,250 | Big Creek Township KS | 2,622 | $90K | 8.1% | 1.4% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,251 | Stillwater Township NJ | 4,072 | $123K | 2.3% | 6.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,252 | Mohawk NY | 3,545 | $81K | 8.1% | 0.9% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,253 | Karns TN | 4,115 | $100K | 3.8% | 9.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,254 | Circle D-KC Estates TX | 3,135 | $94K | 9.8% | 1.9% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,355 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Mohawk, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 16% of Mohawk’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mohawk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk | – | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $81,473 |
| Glen | 3% | B | B− | 32 min | $83,750 |
| Root | under 4% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $75,771 |
| Johnstown | under 4% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $97,283 |
| Palatine | under 4% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $69,722 |
| Amsterdam | 5% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $83,989 |
| Fonda | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fultonville | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Florida | under 4% | B− | C | 26 min | $93,008 |
| Johnstown | 8% | B− | A | 19 min | $63,763 |
Same-state neighbors only. Fonda and Fultonville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Johnstown. Darker towns draw more of Mohawk’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 Mohawk: questions
What is the median household income in Mohawk?
$81,473 (±$11,054) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mohawk?
8.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mohawk?
20 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 Mohawk work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (8%, 4 mi), Amsterdam (8%, 11 mi), Gloversville (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mohawk walkable?
Mohawk is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mohawk without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mohawk, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mohawk
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. 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.