Where Pinckney earns its living
The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Pinckney for work; outside it, Lowville is the main destination (26%, 14 miles). Employers in Pinckney report 119 jobs; 108 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pinckney, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Pinckney goes to work
Where Pinckney 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.
In Pinckney, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pinckney, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 119. 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 Pinckney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pinckney spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pinckney workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where in the region Pinckney works
About 24% 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.
Next door to Pinckney
The biggest share goes to Harrisburg (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pinckney workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinckney | – | — | — | 34 min | $75,938 |
| Harrisburg | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Worth | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rodman | under 2% | C | D | 22 min | $82,845 |
| Rutland | under 2% | C− | D | 23 min | $72,404 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrisburg and Worth: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pinckney’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 Pinckney: questions
What is the median household income in Pinckney?
$75,938 (±$19,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pinckney?
10.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pinckney?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pinckney work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lowville (26%, 14 mi), Watertown (9%, 11 mi), Denmark (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pinckney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pinckney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pinckney
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.