Photo: Mwanner at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Newcomb at work: jobs, income and the commute
Employers in Newcomb report 142 jobs, and 168 of its residents work somewhere. About one in five work in Newcomb; the top destination outside it is North Elba (8%, 14 miles). Working residents average 17 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 commute in and out of Newcomb
On a workday 139 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 people from Newcomb work
Where Newcomb clocks in
8% of workers
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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Newcomb
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newcomb, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 142. 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 Newcomb’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Newcomb’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newcomb workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Newcomb
About 29% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Newcomb’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newcomb workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomb | – | — | — | 17 min | $108,750 |
| Minerva | 7% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Long Lake | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Harrietstown | under 3% | C | A− | 15 min | $66,460 |
| North Hudson | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Keene | under 3% | B | B+ | 33 min | $93,542 |
| North Elba | 8% | B− | A | 15 min | $72,843 |
Same-state neighbors only. Minerva, Long Lake and North Hudson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to North Elba. Darker towns draw more of Newcomb’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 Newcomb: questions
What is the median household income in Newcomb?
$108,750 (±$24,764) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newcomb?
2.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newcomb?
17 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 Newcomb work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Elba (8%, 14 mi), Johnsburg (7%, 27 mi), Minerva (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newcomb 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 Newcomb, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newcomb
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.