Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Jobs and the daily commute in Port Henry
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average (New York 33, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Port Henry; the top destination outside it is Moriah (26%, 3 miles). There are 781 jobs in Port Henry; 461 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Port Henry in brief
Port Henry is where the jobs are
Port Henry has 781 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Port Henry are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 461 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Port Henry
On a workday 392 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 712 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Port Henry on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Port Henry workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 287 commuters (the 20% 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 Port Henry’s workforce comes from
Where Port Henry clocks in
26% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
In Port Henry, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Henry, 2014 → 2024: 941 → 781. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Port Henry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Port Henry to work
About 19% 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 2024.
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 Port Henry
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Port Henry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Henry | – | — | — | 20 min | $45,706 |
| Crown Point | under 2% | C | D | 26 min | $82,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Port Henry’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 2024, 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 Port Henry: questions
What is the median household income in Port Henry?
$45,706 (±$26,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Henry?
33.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Henry?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Henry work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moriah (26%, 3 mi), Ticonderoga (11%, 15 mi), Elizabethtown (11%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Port Henry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Port Henry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Henry
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.