Pharsalia has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Pharsalia has 14 jobs, and 193 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Pharsalia itself; outside it, Norwich draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pharsalia, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 193 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Pharsalia on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 Pharsalia to work: where people go
Where Pharsalia clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 36% of work in Pharsalia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pharsalia, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 14. 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 Pharsalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 30 minutes to work from Pharsalia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pharsalia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 231 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pharsalia
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.
Pharsalia and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pharsalia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharsalia | – | — | — | 30 min | $77,083 |
| McDonough | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Otselic | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Plymouth | under 3% | C | D | 25 min | $78,148 |
| Pitcher | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McDonough, Otselic and Pitcher: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pharsalia’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 Pharsalia: questions
What is the median household income in Pharsalia?
$77,083 (±$9,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pharsalia?
6.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pharsalia?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pharsalia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (14%, 12 mi), Greene (8%, 20 mi), Cortland (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pharsalia 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 Pharsalia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pharsalia
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.