Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Otselic has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 150 jobs in Otselic for 320 working residents. Only 7% work in Otselic itself; outside it, Norwich draws the most (11%, 15 miles). Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Otselic, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Otselic on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Otselic to work: where people go
Where Otselic clocks in
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.
In Otselic, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Otselic, 2013 → 2023: 243 → 150. 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 Otselic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Otselic: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Otselic workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 401 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Otselic
About 21% 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.
How Otselic compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Otselic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otselic | – | — | — | 30 min | $63,854 |
| Pharsalia | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Smyrna | under 2% | D | B− | 22 min | $59,408 |
| Lincklaen | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Georgetown | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pharsalia, Lincklaen and Georgetown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Otselic’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 Otselic: questions
What is the median household income in Otselic?
$63,854 (±$4,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Otselic?
14.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Otselic?
30 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 Otselic work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (11%, 15 mi), Norwich (6%, 17 mi), Cortlandville (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Otselic 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 Otselic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Otselic
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.