Schuyler Falls has lower unemployment (0.7%) than 96% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Schuyler Falls A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Only 3% work in Schuyler Falls; the top destination outside it is Plattsburgh (28%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Schuyler Falls in brief
Commutes from Schuyler Falls are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 130 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Schuyler Falls works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Schuyler Falls: Plattsburgh (28%) and Peru (6%). Next door ↓
Schuyler Falls is a place people come home to
There are 340 jobs based in Schuyler Falls, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Schuyler Falls has about 3,200 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Schuyler Falls residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Schuyler Falls: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Schuyler Falls is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #174 of 758 in New York. Unemployment holds Schuyler Falls’ grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Schuyler Falls could be anywhere from B to A.
About 16 minutes to work from Schuyler Falls
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schuyler Falls workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,357 commuters (the 11% 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.
Schuyler Falls by day and by night
On a workday 1,997 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 people are in Schuyler Falls on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Schuyler Falls’ commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Where Schuyler Falls goes to work
Where Schuyler Falls clocks in
28% of workers
28% 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 kinds of work in Schuyler Falls
340 jobs are based in Schuyler Falls.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schuyler Falls, 2013 → 2023: 312 → 340. 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 Schuyler Falls’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Schuyler Falls is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schuyler Falls is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #740 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Schuyler Falls 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 2,660 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). 3.1% of Schuyler Falls households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schuyler Falls’ commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Schuyler Falls is 855th of 3,692 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 22 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 853 | Falcon Heights MN | 5,071 | $97K | 7.5% | 4.8% | 7% | A− |
| 854 | Clinton Township IN | 4,890 | $92K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 11% | A− |
| 855 | Schuyler Falls NY | 4,955 | $104K | 6.3% | 0.7% | 3% | A− |
| 856 | High Bridge NJ | 3,603 | $112K | 3.4% | 5.9% | 3% | A− |
| 857 | West Point VA | 3,595 | $79K | 3.5% | 0.4% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Schuyler Falls, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 34% of Schuyler Falls’ workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schuyler Falls workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Falls | – | A− | D | 16 min | $103,977 |
| Plattsburgh | 28% | B− | B− | 19 min | $71,546 |
| Morrisonville | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cadyville | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Plattsburgh West | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Peru | 6% | B+ | B | 21 min | $101,771 |
| Saranac | under 2% | B− | D− | 22 min | $82,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Morrisonville, Cadyville and Plattsburgh West: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Plattsburgh. Darker towns draw more of Schuyler Falls’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 Schuyler Falls: questions
What is the median household income in Schuyler Falls?
$103,977 (±$24,210) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schuyler Falls?
6.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schuyler Falls?
16 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schuyler Falls work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plattsburgh (28%, 7 mi), Plattsburgh (28%, 4 mi), Peru (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schuyler Falls walkable?
Schuyler Falls is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schuyler Falls without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schuyler Falls, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schuyler Falls
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.