About half of Morehouse’s working residents commute to Lake Pleasant
Only 3% stay in Morehouse for work; outside it, Lake Pleasant is the main destination (50%, 16 miles). The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. Employers in Morehouse report 8 jobs; 32 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morehouse quiets down on a workday
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 64 people are in Morehouse on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.25 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Morehouse’s residents
Where Morehouse clocks in
50% of workers
3% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Morehouse
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morehouse, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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 Morehouse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Morehouse
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morehouse workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34 commuters (the 13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Morehouse
About 28% 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.
Next door is work for 13% of Morehouse
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morehouse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse | – | — | — | 33 min | $82,000 |
| Inlet | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Arietta | 13% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Ohio | under 4% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Salisbury | under 4% | C− | D− | 37 min | $81,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Inlet, Arietta and Ohio: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Arietta. Darker towns draw more of Morehouse’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 Morehouse: questions
What is the median household income in Morehouse?
$82,000 (±$35,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morehouse?
3.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morehouse?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morehouse work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Morehouse without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 32% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morehouse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morehouse
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.