Osceola Town Hall · Photo: Smerdis · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Osceola works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Osceola; the top destination outside it is Lowville (18%, 19 miles). 20 jobs are based in Osceola for 65 working residents. The average commute takes 49 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Osceola
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Osceola 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.
The places Osceola commutes to
Where Osceola 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.
40% of the jobs in Osceola make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osceola, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 20. 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 Osceola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Osceola spends getting to work: about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osceola workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Osceola
About 28% 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.
Around Osceola: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osceola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osceola | – | — | — | 49 min | $43,571 |
| Redfield | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| West Turin | under 2% | C− | B | 23 min | $69,338 |
| Lewis | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Montague | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Florence | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Redfield and Montague: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Lewis: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Florence: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osceola’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 Osceola: questions
What is the median household income in Osceola?
$43,571 (±$14,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osceola?
14.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osceola?
49 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 Osceola work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lowville (18%, 19 mi), Watertown (8%, 30 mi), Boonville (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Osceola 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 Osceola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osceola
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.