Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0New Baltimore has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
312 jobs are based in New Baltimore, against 1,302 working residents. For jobs and income New Baltimore is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where New Baltimore stands out on work
Fewer jobs are based in New Baltimore than ten years ago
Jobs counted in New Baltimore fell from 593 in 2013 to 312 in 2023, −47%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside New Baltimore
68% of New Baltimore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in New Baltimore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
New Baltimore is a place people come home to
There are 312 jobs based in New Baltimore, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday New Baltimore has about 2,100 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in New Baltimore are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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 New Baltimore earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds New Baltimore’s grade up ($100,182, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Baltimore could be anywhere from C− to A.
Jobs in New Baltimore: what the 312 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Baltimore, 2013 → 2023: 593 → 312. 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 New Baltimore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of New Baltimore on a workday
On a workday 1,239 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 249 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in New Baltimore on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
16% of working residents work in Albany
Where New Baltimore clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 29 minutes from New Baltimore
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Baltimore workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,468 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.
Half of New Baltimore commutes less than 17 miles
About 23% 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.
In New Baltimore, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,624 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of New Baltimore households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Baltimore’s commuters take a bus or train.
How New Baltimore ranks: 1,651st of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 9 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,649 | Sprague CT | 2,954 | $93K | 8.1% | 4.7% | 4% | B |
| 1,650 | Holden ME | 3,438 | $92K | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,651 | New Baltimore NY | 3,139 | $100K | 8.4% | 3.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,652 | Southington Township OH | 3,700 | $70K | 13.6% | 0.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,653 | Fayette Township PA | 3,337 | $75K | 8.1% | 0.0% | 12% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 New Baltimore, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
15% of New Baltimore works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Coxsackie (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Baltimore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Baltimore | – | B | D− | 29 min | $100,182 |
| Stuyvesant | under 2% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $66,000 |
| Coxsackie | 8% | B− | C+ | 33 min | $88,188 |
| Greenville | 3% | B+ | B | 32 min | $81,406 |
| Coeymans | 4% | A− | C | 28 min | $95,403 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Baltimore’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 New Baltimore: questions
What is the median household income in New Baltimore?
$100,182 (±$20,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Baltimore?
8.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Baltimore?
29 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 New Baltimore work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (16%, 17 mi), Bethlehem (9%, 12 mi), New York City (9%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Baltimore walkable?
New Baltimore is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Baltimore 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 New Baltimore, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Baltimore
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.