Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Natural Bridge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in Natural Bridge for work; outside it, Watertown is the main destination (18%, 22 miles). 22 jobs are based in Natural Bridge, against 89 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Natural Bridge
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Natural Bridge on a workday afternoon, 74% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Natural Bridge work
Where Natural Bridge clocks in
17% 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.
Jobs in Natural Bridge: what the 22 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Natural Bridge, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 22. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Natural Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Natural Bridge
of Natural Bridge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 0% 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 far it is to work from Natural Bridge
About 27% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Natural Bridge
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Natural Bridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Bridge | – | — | — | — | $50,870 |
| Diana | under 3% | D | C | 33 min | $58,929 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Natural Bridge’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 2024, 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 Natural Bridge: questions
What is the median household income in Natural Bridge?
$50,870 (±$13,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Natural Bridge?
23.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Natural Bridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watertown (18%, 22 mi), Wilna (17%, 4 mi), Champion (10%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Natural Bridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Natural Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Natural Bridge
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.