Most of Oriskany Falls commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. There are 51 jobs in Oriskany Falls, against 274 working residents. Only 3% work in Oriskany Falls; the top destination outside it is Utica (9%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oriskany Falls, in a few figures
Oriskany Falls by day and by night
On a workday 265 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Oriskany Falls on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Oriskany Falls’ working residents head each day
Where Oriskany Falls clocks in
9% 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.
Most jobs in Oriskany Falls are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oriskany Falls, 2014 → 2024: 182 → 51. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oriskany Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Oriskany Falls
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oriskany Falls workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 commuters (the 8% 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.
Oriskany Falls’ commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Oriskany Falls: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Augusta (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oriskany Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriskany Falls | – | — | — | 32 min | $46,375 |
| Augusta | 5% | C− | C | 27 min | $57,852 |
| Marshall | under 3% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $101,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oriskany Falls’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 2024, 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 Oriskany Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Oriskany Falls?
$46,375 (±$10,627) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oriskany Falls?
14.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oriskany Falls?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oriskany Falls work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (9%, 16 mi), New Hartford (7%, 12 mi), Hamilton (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oriskany Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oriskany Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oriskany Falls
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.