Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Round Lake has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Round Lake has 108 jobs, against 394 working residents. Only 1% work in Round Lake itself; outside it, Albany draws the most (12%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Round Lake, in a few figures
Round Lake is a place people come home to
There are 108 jobs based in Round Lake, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Round Lake has about 560 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Round Lake 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 394 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Round Lake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Round Lake on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
From Round Lake, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Round Lake workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 365 commuters (the 16% 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.
Out of Round Lake to work: where people go
Where Round Lake clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
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.
Round Lake makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Round Lake, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 108. 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 Round Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Round Lake’s workers travel
About 18% 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.
Work next door: 19% of Round Lake’s workers
The biggest share goes to Malta (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Round Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | – | — | — | 21 min | $97,868 |
| Malta | 11% | A | C+ | 25 min | $110,425 |
| Clifton Park | 8% | A+ | B− | 26 min | $133,359 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Round Lake’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 Round Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Round Lake?
$97,868 (±$12,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Round Lake?
1.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Round Lake?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Round Lake work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (12%, 19 mi), Malta (11%, 3 mi), Colonie (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Round Lake without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Round Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Round Lake
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.