Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0There are 2.0 jobs in New Berlin for every working resident, and 651 people commute in
The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Employers in New Berlin report 679 jobs, and 346 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in New Berlin; the top destination outside it is Norwich (10%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets New Berlin apart on work
New Berlin is where the jobs are
New Berlin has 679 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from New Berlin are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 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 346 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of New Berlin on a workday
On a workday 318 residents head out to work and 28 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in New Berlin on a workday afternoon, 37% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A commute of about 18 minutes in New Berlin
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Berlin workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 commuters (the 12% 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.
The daily trip into New Berlin
Where New Berlin clocks in
Lines 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in New Berlin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Berlin, 2013 → 2023: 706 → 679. 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 Berlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from New Berlin
About 25% 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.
New Berlin and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Berlin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | – | — | — | 18 min | $48,958 |
| Pittsfield | under 3% | D | D− | 24 min | $66,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Berlin’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 Berlin: questions
What is the median household income in New Berlin?
$48,958 (±$16,575) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Berlin?
24.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Berlin?
18 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Berlin work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (10%, 11 mi), Sherburne (10%, 9 mi), Norwich (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Berlin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Berlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Berlin
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.