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Jobs & commute in Poland

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Poland works elsewhere

For 6% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York. 109 jobs are based in Poland for 198 working residents. Only 4% stay in Poland for work; outside it, Utica is the main destination (15%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

109 jobs based here
Household income
$61K
median · New York $86K
Poverty
13.4%
New York 14.0%
Unemployment
8.8%
New York 6.4% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
New York 33 · U.S. 26
Work in town
4%
7 of 198 working residents
Work from home
6%
New York 15% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Poland quiets down on a workday

On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.

191live here, work elsewhere
7live and work here
102work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday390
470live here− 190head out to work+ 100come in to work= 390on a workday

About 390 people are in Poland on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.55jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Poland commutes to

PolandUtica: 30 residents work here (15%)Syracuse: 8 residents work here (4%)New York: 8 residents work here (4%)Rome: 7 residents work here (4%)Deerfield: 12 residents work here (6%)Russia: 9 residents work here (5%)OhioNewport: 7 residents work here (4%)NorwayHerkimerWhitestown: 9 residents work here (5%)German FlattsFairfieldNew Hartford: 13 residents work here (7%)Trenton: 9 residents work here (5%)UticaNew HartfordDeerfieldRussiaWhitestownTrentonPoland
1
Utica12.1 mi away
15%30
2
New Hartford16 mi away
7%13
3
Deerfield5.3 mi away
6%12
4
Russia5.3 mi away
5%9
5
Whitestown15.1 mi away
5%9
6
Trenton7.4 mi away
5%9
7
Syracuse56 mi away
4%8
8
New York City186.3 mi away
4%8
9
Rome21.5 mi away
4%7
10
Newport3.7 mi away
4%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%86
The top trips

Where Poland clocks in

15% of workers
12.1 mi awayUtica30 Poland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
16 mi awayNew Hartford13 Poland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Deerfield
6% of workers
5.3 mi awayDeerfield12 Poland residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 57% of the jobs in Poland

Jobs based in PolandJobs Poland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms57%19%
Trade, transport & utilities6%21%
Services: health, schools, offices37%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%24%
Over $3,333 a month46%64%

Who does it

29 or younger27%21%
30 to 5434%50%
55 and older39%29%
+70%

Jobs based in Poland, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 109. 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 Poland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Poland: about 29 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
220 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Poland29 min
New York33 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Poland workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Poland gets to work
87%Drive alone
10%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 174 commuters (the 6% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Poland

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miUtica: 15% · 12.1 miNew Hartford: 7% · 16 miDeerfield: 6% · 5.3 miRussia: 5% · 5.3 miWhitestown: 5% · 15.1 miTrenton: 5% · 7.4 miSyracuse: 4% · 56 miNew York City: 4% · 186.3 miRome: 4% · 21.5 miNewport: 4% · 3.7 miUtica 15%New Hartford 7%Deerfield 6%Russia 5%Poland
PolandTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi34 residents
46%10–24 mi91 residents
8%25–50 mi15 residents
29%Over 50 mi57 residents

About 29% 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

How Poland compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Russia (5%).

Russia: 5% of workers work hereRussiaPoland
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Russia5% of Poland works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownPoland workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Poland–——29 min$61,250
Russia5%C+D33 min$86,116

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Poland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Poland: questions

What is the median household income in Poland?

$61,250 (±$19,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Poland?

13.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Poland?

29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Poland work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (15%, 12 mi), New Hartford (7%, 16 mi), Deerfield (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Poland without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Poland, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Poland

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shortest commutes
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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.