Nelliston at work: jobs, income and the commute
Employers in Nelliston report 99 jobs; 163 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Nelliston for work; outside it, Minden is the main destination (8%, 4 miles). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Nelliston
On a workday 161 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Nelliston on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Where Nelliston goes to work
Where Nelliston clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
What Nelliston’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nelliston, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 99. 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 Nelliston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Nelliston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nelliston workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 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 far Nelliston’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
19% of Nelliston works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nelliston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelliston | – | — | — | 25 min | $39,219 |
| Palatine | 6% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $69,722 |
| Fort Plain | under 4% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $34,738 |
| Minden | 8% | C | B− | 28 min | $44,195 |
| Canajoharie | 5% | B | B− | 25 min | $78,281 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minden. Darker towns draw more of Nelliston’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 Nelliston: questions
What is the median household income in Nelliston?
$39,219 (±$29,329) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nelliston?
26.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nelliston?
25 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 Nelliston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minden (8%, 4 mi), Johnstown (7%, 13 mi), New York City (7%, 161 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nelliston without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nelliston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nelliston
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.