Hiram Congdon House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Putnam commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
53 jobs are based in Putnam for 214 working residents. Only 2% work in Putnam; the top destination outside it is Ticonderoga (25%, 9 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Putnam, in brief
Putnam and Ticonderoga trade workers both ways
Ticonderoga is the top workplace for Putnam residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Putnam come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Putnam is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Putnam, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Putnam has about 400 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Putnam are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 92 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Putnam’s working residents head each day
Where Putnam clocks in
25% of workers
7% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Putnam
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Putnam on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Commuting from Putnam: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Putnam workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 202 commuters (the 9% 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.
Putnam makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Putnam, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 53. 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 Putnam’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Putnam
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.
29% of Putnam works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Putnam workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam | – | — | — | 21 min | $92,344 |
| Hague | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Dresden | 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Ticonderoga | 25% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $65,481 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hague and Dresden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Ticonderoga. Darker towns draw more of Putnam’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 Putnam: questions
What is the median household income in Putnam?
$92,344 (±$14,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Putnam?
7.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Putnam?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Putnam work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ticonderoga (25%, 9 mi), Whitehall (7%, 14 mi), Rutland (4%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Putnam without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Putnam, from the people who make the trip.
More of Putnam
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.