Most of Sand Ridge commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Sand Ridge itself; outside it, Syracuse draws the most (23%, 15 miles). There are 17 jobs in Sand Ridge for 439 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sand Ridge at work: what stands out
Sand Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Sand Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sand Ridge has about 420 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Sand Ridge 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 ↓
Few Sand Ridge workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Sand Ridge, and who commutes in
On a workday 437 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Sand Ridge on a workday afternoon, 50% 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 2024, primary jobs.
From Sand Ridge, about 20 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sand Ridge workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 commuters (the 3% 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 Sand Ridge’s working residents head each day
Where Sand Ridge clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 53% of work in Sand Ridge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sand Ridge, 2014 → 2024: 26 → 17. 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 Sand Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Sand Ridge works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Sand Ridge and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Clay (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sand Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ridge | – | — | — | 20 min | $34,821 |
| Clay | 9% | B+ | B | 21 min | $90,707 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sand Ridge’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 Sand Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Sand Ridge?
$34,821 (±$20,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sand Ridge?
36.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sand Ridge?
20 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 Sand Ridge work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Syracuse (23%, 15 mi), DeWitt (10%, 16 mi), Clay (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sand Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sand Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sand Ridge
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.