Most of Rossie commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 77 jobs in Rossie; 224 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Rossie; the top destination outside it is Hammond (14%, 9 miles). 2% of workers have no commute at all, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rossie at work: what stands out
Each way, about 30 minutes from Rossie
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rossie workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 341 commuters (the 2% 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.
Rossie quiets down on a workday
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Rossie on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The towns that employ Rossie’s residents
Where Rossie clocks in
8% 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.
Rossie works in goods: 65% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rossie, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 77. 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 Rossie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rossie’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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.
22% of Rossie works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rossie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossie | – | — | — | 30 min | $72,578 |
| Antwerp | under 3% | C | C− | 27 min | $74,274 |
| Gouverneur | 5% | D− | B | 24 min | $44,411 |
| Hammond | 14% | D | B− | 29 min | $73,375 |
| Macomb | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Fowler | 3% | D | D | 26 min | $49,875 |
| Theresa | under 3% | C | D | 26 min | $69,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Macomb: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hammond. Darker towns draw more of Rossie’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 Rossie: questions
What is the median household income in Rossie?
$72,578 (±$11,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rossie?
25.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rossie?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rossie work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hammond (14%, 9 mi), Ogdensburg (8%, 28 mi), Alexandria (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rossie without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rossie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rossie
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.