Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0Most of Pitcher commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Pitcher for work; outside it, Norwich is the main destination (9%, 16 miles). Pitcher has 19 jobs, and 257 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pitcher
The workday shuffle in and out of Pitcher
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Pitcher 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.
The towns that employ Pitcher’s residents
Where Pitcher clocks in
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pitcher, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 19. 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 Pitcher’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Pitcher: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pitcher workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pitcher
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 Pitcher compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pitcher workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | – | — | — | 36 min | $56,667 |
| Taylor | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Pharsalia | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lincklaen | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| German | under 2% | — | — | 43 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor, Pharsalia, Lincklaen and German: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pitcher’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 Pitcher: questions
What is the median household income in Pitcher?
$56,667 (±$24,319) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pitcher?
13.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pitcher?
36 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 Pitcher work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norwich (9%, 16 mi), Cortlandville (7%, 15 mi), Greene (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pitcher without a car?
1% 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 Pitcher, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pitcher
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.