Where Palatine Bridge earns its living
178 jobs are based in Palatine Bridge for 260 working residents. Hardly any work in Palatine Bridge itself; outside it, Albany draws the most (7%, 43 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Palatine Bridge: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Palatine Bridge than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Palatine Bridge fell from 300 in 2014 to 178 in 2024, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Palatine Bridge averages 30 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (25 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 260 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Palatine Bridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Palatine Bridge, 2014 → 2024: 300 → 178. 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 Palatine Bridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Palatine Bridge
On a workday 258 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 176 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Palatine Bridge on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.68 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Palatine Bridge’s residents
Where Palatine Bridge clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Palatine Bridge’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Palatine Bridge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 14% 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.
Palatine Bridge’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Palatine Bridge and its neighbors: 10% work next door
The biggest share goes to Palatine (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Palatine Bridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine Bridge | – | — | — | 30 min | $80,625 |
| Palatine | 5% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $69,722 |
| Canajoharie | 5% | B | B− | 25 min | $78,281 |
| Canajoharie | under 4% | C | C+ | 25 min | $80,139 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Palatine Bridge’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 Palatine Bridge: questions
What is the median household income in Palatine Bridge?
$80,625 (±$46,962) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Palatine Bridge?
10.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Palatine Bridge?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Palatine Bridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (7%, 43 mi), Johnstown (7%, 12 mi), Amsterdam (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Palatine Bridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Palatine Bridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Palatine Bridge
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.