Mohawk has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% stay in Mohawk for work; outside it, Utica is the main destination (14%, 13 miles). Mohawk has 403 jobs, against 1,140 working residents. Jobs and income earn Mohawk B; getting around on foot earns it A−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mohawk: the gist
Commutes from Mohawk are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Mohawk empties out on a workday
About 1,600 people are in Mohawk on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 2,400 who live here: 1,100 head out to work and 350 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Mohawk
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mohawk is better than 55% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Mohawk’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (15.1%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mohawk could be anywhere from C to A−.
The daily trip from Mohawk: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 1,205 commuters (the 10% 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.
How a workday changes Mohawk
On a workday 1,090 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 353 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Mohawk 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Mohawk to work: where people go
Where Mohawk clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
In Mohawk, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mohawk, 2013 → 2023: 421 → 403. 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mohawk
About 24% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Mohawk
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mohawk is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Mohawk 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 1,338 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). 5.2% of Mohawk households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mohawk’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mohawk is 2,111th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Nasewaupee WI | 2,028 | $86K | 5.8% | 3.1% | 4% | B |
| 2,110 | Enetai WA | 2,387 | $88K | 3.0% | 8.5% | <1% | B |
| 2,111 | Mohawk NY | 2,350 | $73K | 15.1% | 2.0% | 4% | B |
| 2,112 | Utica OH | 2,138 | $84K | 5.5% | 6.8% | 5% | B |
| 2,113 | Huntington MA | 2,039 | $94K | 12.5% | 3.8% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Next door is work for 24% of Mohawk
The biggest share goes to German Flatts (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mohawk workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk | – | B | A− | 23 min | $72,813 |
| Ilion | under 3% | B− | B+ | 20 min | $62,843 |
| German Flatts | 12% | B− | B | 21 min | $67,791 |
| Herkimer | 12% | C− | A− | 22 min | $56,287 |
| Herkimer | under 3% | C− | A | 20 min | $48,529 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$72,813 (±$19,395) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mohawk?
15.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mohawk?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mohawk work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (14%, 13 mi), Herkimer (12%, 4 mi), German Flatts (12%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mohawk walkable?
Mohawk is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mohawk without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% 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.