Winthrop has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
0% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%). Employers in Winthrop report 35 jobs, against 159 working residents. Hardly any work in Winthrop itself; outside it, Potsdam draws the most (21%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Winthrop on a workday afternoon
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Winthrop on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where people from Winthrop work
Where Winthrop clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Winthrop
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winthrop, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 35. 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 Winthrop’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Winthrop
of Winthrop workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Winthrop
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.
Around Winthrop: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Brasher (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winthrop workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | – | — | — | — | $138,231 |
| Brasher Falls | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Brasher | 3% | D | B− | 20 min | $53,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Brasher Falls: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winthrop’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 Winthrop: questions
What is the median household income in Winthrop?
$138,231 (±$77,584) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winthrop?
14.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Winthrop work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Potsdam (21%, 14 mi), Massena (14%, 11 mi), Canton (9%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Winthrop 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 Winthrop, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winthrop
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.