Plattsburgh West has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 1,458 people commute in to work
There are 1,497 jobs in Plattsburgh West, against 538 working residents. Only 7% work in Plattsburgh West itself; outside it, Plattsburgh draws the most (32%, 1 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Plattsburgh West apart on work
Plattsburgh West is where the jobs are
Plattsburgh West has 1,497 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,300 people are in town, 72% more than the 1,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Plattsburgh West are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 146 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Plattsburgh West and Plattsburgh trade workers both ways
Plattsburgh is the top workplace for Plattsburgh West residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Plattsburgh West come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 538 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Plattsburgh West nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 499 residents head out to work and 39 work right here.
About 2,300 people are in Plattsburgh West on a workday afternoon, 72% more 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.
Getting to work from Plattsburgh West takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plattsburgh West workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 507 commuters (the 5% 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 the people who work in Plattsburgh West live
Where Plattsburgh West clocks in
32% of workers
30% of workers
3% 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.
39% of the jobs in Plattsburgh West make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plattsburgh West, 2013 → 2023: 1,947 → 1,497. 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 Plattsburgh West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Plattsburgh West’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Around Plattsburgh West: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plattsburgh West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh West | – | — | — | 14 min | $49,904 |
| Schuyler Falls | under 1% | A− | D | 16 min | $103,977 |
| Morrisonville | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morrisonville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plattsburgh West’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 Plattsburgh West: questions
What is the median household income in Plattsburgh West?
$49,904 (±$13,065) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plattsburgh West?
20.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plattsburgh West?
14 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plattsburgh West work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plattsburgh (32%, 1 mi), Plattsburgh (30%, 2 mi), Beekmantown (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Plattsburgh West without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plattsburgh West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plattsburgh West
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.