Photo: JBC3 · Public domainHousehold incomes in Queensbury are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Queensbury; the top destination outside it is Glens Falls (16%, 4 miles). Below the poverty line: 8.1% of residents, next to 14.0% across New York. Queensbury grades B for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Queensbury
Commutes from Queensbury 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 ↓
Queensbury trades workers with the towns around it
Queensbury has about as many jobs (13,509) as working residents (12,283), but they are mostly different people: 9,531 residents leave for work each day while 10,757 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Queensbury are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Queensbury works one town over
26% of working residents work in a town that borders Queensbury: Glens Falls (16%), Moreau (4%) and Kingsbury (3%). Next door ↓
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.
Inside Queensbury’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Queensbury is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #352 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Queensbury’s grade up ($89,772, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Queensbury could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Commuting from Queensbury: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Queensbury workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,598 commuters (the 10% 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 a workday changes Queensbury
On a workday 9,531 residents head out to work, 2,752 work right here, and 10,757 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Queensbury’s working residents head each day
Where Queensbury clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Queensbury: what the 13,509 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Queensbury, 2013 → 2023: 12,464 → 13,509. 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 Queensbury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Queensbury
About 17% 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.
Most trips from Queensbury start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Queensbury is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #428 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Queensbury near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,932 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.0% of Queensbury households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Queensbury’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Queensbury is 875th of 1,467 U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Eastchester NY | 34,015 | $156K | 4.8% | 2.6% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Garden City NY | 23,043 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 873 | Tucker GA | 37,290 | $80K | 10.6% | 6.5% | 7% | B |
| 874 | Payson UT | 24,630 | $90K | 7.3% | 5.8% | 13% | B |
| 875 | Queensbury NY | 29,049 | $90K | 8.1% | 4.8% | 22% | B |
| 876 | Pueblo West CO | 35,681 | $97K | 7.0% | 4.8% | 12% | B |
| 877 | Watertown SD | 23,736 | $70K | 9.0% | 1.8% | 67% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Queensbury, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
26% of Queensbury works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Queensbury workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | – | B | B | 21 min | $89,772 |
| Moreau | 4% | B− | C | 22 min | $81,317 |
| Glens Falls | 16% | C+ | A | 19 min | $67,788 |
| Kingsbury | 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $72,091 |
| Lake George | 3% | A− | A− | 24 min | $103,857 |
| Fort Ann | under 3% | B | C− | 26 min | $85,902 |
| Bolton | under 3% | C+ | B | 25 min | $102,898 |
| Lake Luzerne | under 3% | C | D− | 26 min | $46,633 |
| Hudson Falls | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 21 min | $62,969 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Glens Falls. Darker towns draw more of Queensbury’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 Queensbury: questions
What is the median household income in Queensbury?
$89,772 (±$6,182) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Queensbury?
8.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Queensbury?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Queensbury work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Glens Falls (16%, 4 mi), Saratoga Springs (5%, 21 mi), Moreau (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Queensbury walkable?
Queensbury is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Queensbury without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Queensbury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Queensbury
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.