Sacandaga Railroad Station · Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Northampton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
472 jobs are based in Northampton; 940 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Northampton are B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Northampton stands out on work
Northampton has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Northampton went from 346 in 2013 to 472 in 2023, +36%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Northampton are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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 940 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Northampton’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Northampton is better than 46% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Northampton’s grade up (6.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Northampton could be anywhere from C− to B+.
What Northampton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northampton, 2013 → 2023: 346 → 472. 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 Northampton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Northampton: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northampton workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,062 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.
Northampton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 810 residents head out to work, 130 work right here, and 342 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Northampton on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
9% of working residents work in Johnstown
Where Northampton clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
The commute from Northampton, by distance
About 17% 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.
Most of Northampton commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Northampton is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,124 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). 3.2% of Northampton households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Northampton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Northampton places 2,603rd of 5,401 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,400
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 7 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 8 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,601 | Benton ME | 2,821 | $61K | 10.0% | 1.7% | 4% | B− |
| 2,602 | Fremont Township MI | 1,971 | $108K | 5.5% | 12.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,603 | Northampton NY | 2,482 | $72K | 6.4% | 3.4% | 14% | B− |
| 2,604 | Center Township PA | 2,430 | $70K | 12.4% | 1.9% | 2% | B− |
| 2,605 | Middlecreek Township PA | 2,056 | $62K | 14.7% | 0.9% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,401 | 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 Northampton, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
How Northampton compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Mayfield (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northampton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | – | B− | C− | 28 min | $72,065 |
| Edinburg | under 3% | D | D | 40 min | $70,481 |
| Mayfield | 3% | C | C− | 26 min | $72,074 |
| Broadalbin | under 3% | C+ | C− | 32 min | $74,591 |
| Hope | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Benson | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hope and Benson: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northampton’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 Northampton: questions
What is the median household income in Northampton?
$72,065 (±$12,901) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northampton?
6.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northampton?
28 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 Northampton work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnstown (9%, 15 mi), Gloversville (6%, 12 mi), Colonie (5%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Northampton walkable?
Northampton is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Northampton 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 Northampton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northampton
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.