Grant Cottage · Photo: Coingeek at English Wikipedia · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Moreau works elsewhere
About one in ten work in Moreau; the top destination outside it is Glens Falls (14%, 4 miles). There are 3,621 jobs in Moreau, and 8,115 of its residents work somewhere. Moreau grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Moreau in brief
Commutes from Moreau are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Moreau works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Moreau: Glens Falls (14%), Queensbury (13%) and Fort Edward (3%). 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.
How Moreau earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Moreau is better than 52% of U.S. towns, #394 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Moreau’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moreau could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Time on the road from Moreau: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moreau workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,453 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who works in Moreau, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7,260 residents head out to work, 855 work right here, and 2,766 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Moreau on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Commuting out of Moreau: the destinations
Where Moreau clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Moreau
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moreau, 2013 → 2023: 3,063 → 3,621. 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 Moreau’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Moreau commutes
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.
The commute in Moreau is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Moreau is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns, #628 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,363 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Moreau households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Moreau’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Moreau ranks 1,244th of 1,999 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,242 | Republic MO | 22,404 | $66K | 17.7% | 1.9% | 11% | B− |
| 1,243 | West Carrollton OH | 12,963 | $62K | 16.0% | 3.1% | 5% | B− |
| 1,244 | Moreau NY | 16,818 | $81K | 12.8% | 3.5% | 11% | B− |
| 1,245 | Soddy-Daisy TN | 13,474 | $75K | 7.4% | 6.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,246 | Anacortes WA | 18,080 | $92K | 7.3% | 4.2% | 27% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Moreau, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Moreau’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moreau workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreau | – | B− | C | 22 min | $81,317 |
| Queensbury | 13% | B | B | 21 min | $89,772 |
| Fort Edward | 3% | C | C | 24 min | $70,366 |
| Lake Luzerne | under 3% | C | D− | 26 min | $46,633 |
| West Glens Falls | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Glens Falls | 14% | C+ | A | 19 min | $67,788 |
| Fort Edward | under 3% | C | C | 23 min | $71,845 |
| South Glens Falls | under 3% | C− | A− | 20 min | $58,542 |
| Hudson Falls | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $62,969 |
| Kingsbury | 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $72,091 |
| Northumberland | under 3% | B− | D | 24 min | $91,178 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Glens Falls: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glens Falls. Darker towns draw more of Moreau’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 Moreau: questions
What is the median household income in Moreau?
$81,317 (±$5,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moreau?
12.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moreau?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moreau work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glens Falls (14%, 4 mi), Queensbury (13%, 8 mi), Saratoga Springs (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moreau walkable?
Moreau is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moreau without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Moreau, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moreau
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.