Most of West Chazy commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers work from home (New York 15%). 47 jobs are based in West Chazy; 233 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in West Chazy for work; outside it, Plattsburgh is the main destination (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in West Chazy, in brief
West Chazy is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in West Chazy, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Commutes from West Chazy are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Few West Chazy workers work from home
Only 2% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of West Chazy
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in West Chazy on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
About 18 minutes each way for West Chazy’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Chazy workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 436 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.
Where West Chazy’s working residents head each day
Where West Chazy clocks in
24% of workers
24% of workers
10% 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.
In West Chazy, 51% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Chazy, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 47. 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 West Chazy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from West Chazy to work
About 24% 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.
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 West Chazy: questions
What is the median household income in West Chazy?
$105,898 (±$32,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Chazy?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Chazy?
18 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 West Chazy work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plattsburgh (24%, 9 mi), Plattsburgh (24%, 9 mi), Chazy (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Chazy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Chazy, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Chazy
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.