Most of Morrisonville commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Morrisonville has 336 jobs; 851 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Morrisonville for work; outside it, Plattsburgh is the main destination (28%, 5 miles). 9% 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
Morrisonville at work: what stands out
Morrisonville and Plattsburgh trade workers both ways
Plattsburgh is the top workplace for Morrisonville residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Morrisonville come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Morrisonville residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Commutes from Morrisonville are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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 851 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Morrisonville’s working residents head each day
Where Morrisonville clocks in
28% of workers
28% of workers
4% 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.
Morrisonville’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
About 19 minutes to work from Morrisonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrisonville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 822 commuters (the 9% 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 many people are in Morrisonville by day
On a workday 834 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Morrisonville 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.
What Morrisonville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrisonville, 2013 → 2023: 165 → 336. 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 Morrisonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Morrisonville and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morrisonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisonville | – | — | — | 19 min | $90,430 |
| Schuyler Falls | 2% | A− | D | 16 min | $103,977 |
| Plattsburgh West | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Plattsburgh West: 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 Schuyler Falls. Darker towns draw more of Morrisonville’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 Morrisonville: questions
What is the median household income in Morrisonville?
$90,430 (±$18,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrisonville?
4.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrisonville?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrisonville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plattsburgh (28%, 5 mi), Plattsburgh (28%, 2 mi), Beekmantown (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morrisonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrisonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrisonville
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.