North Harmony has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in North Harmony report 213 jobs, against 879 working residents. North Harmony grades C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 6% of workers work from home; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in North Harmony
A lot of North Harmony works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders North Harmony: Busti (13%), Chautauqua (8%) and Harmony (7%). Next door ↓
North Harmony is a place people come home to
There are 213 jobs based in North Harmony, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Harmony has about 1,500 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from North Harmony are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 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 879 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in North Harmony
On income, poverty and job access, North Harmony is better than 43% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds North Harmony’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.7%) is left out: North Harmony’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Harmony could be anywhere from C to B.
In and out of North Harmony on a workday
On a workday 845 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in North Harmony on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting from North Harmony: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Harmony workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 758 commuters (the 6% 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.
Where people from North Harmony work
Where North Harmony clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
North Harmony makes things: 54% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Harmony, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 213. 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 North Harmony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from North Harmony
About 22% 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.
North Harmony is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Harmony is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 806 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). 3.5% of North Harmony households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Harmony’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, North Harmony is 2,775th of 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,773 | Charleston ME | 1,644 | $75K | 6.4% | 1.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,774 | Becket MA | 1,922 | $80K | 12.1% | 3.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,775 | North Harmony NY | 2,197 | $71K | 6.9% | 5.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,776 | Patrick AFB FL | 1,644 | $76K | 15.4% | 3.2% | 0% | C+ |
| 2,777 | Richmond MN | 1,515 | $71K | 10.1% | 1.6% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 North Harmony, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 28% of North Harmony
The biggest share goes to Busti (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Harmony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Harmony | – | C+ | B | 20 min | $71,250 |
| Harmony | 7% | B− | D | 26 min | $58,600 |
| Sherman | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $51,953 |
| Chautauqua | 8% | C− | B | 22 min | $68,795 |
| Busti | 13% | C | C | 21 min | $67,292 |
| Panama | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Panama: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Harmony’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 North Harmony: questions
What is the median household income in North Harmony?
$71,250 (±$7,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Harmony?
6.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Harmony?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Harmony work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (15%, 12 mi), Busti (13%, 9 mi), Ellicott (12%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Harmony walkable?
North Harmony is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Harmony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Harmony, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Harmony
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.