Most of Pitcairn commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
68 jobs are based in Pitcairn, and 263 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Pitcairn for work; outside it, Gouverneur is the main destination (14%, 14 miles). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pitcairn: the figures worth knowing
How a workday changes Pitcairn
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Pitcairn on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 towns that employ Pitcairn’s residents
Where Pitcairn clocks in
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Pitcairn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pitcairn, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 68. 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 Pitcairn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pitcairn: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pitcairn workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Pitcairn commutes less than 30 miles
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Pitcairn
The biggest share goes to Fowler (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pitcairn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcairn | – | — | — | 35 min | $56,389 |
| Edwards | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Fine | under 2% | D | B− | 23 min | $59,861 |
| Diana | under 2% | D | C | 33 min | $58,929 |
| Fowler | 5% | D | D | 26 min | $49,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Edwards: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pitcairn’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 Pitcairn: questions
What is the median household income in Pitcairn?
$56,389 (±$11,935) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pitcairn?
9.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pitcairn?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pitcairn work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gouverneur (14%, 14 mi), Canton (10%, 24 mi), Potsdam (8%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pitcairn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pitcairn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pitcairn
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.