Photo: 420Traveler · CC BY-SA 4.0Work and commuting in Witherbee
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 15% across New York. Hardly any work in Witherbee itself; outside it, Moriah draws the most (18%, 2 miles). The Census job records count 181 working residents of Witherbee and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Witherbee, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Witherbee on a workday afternoon, 90% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Witherbee commutes to
Where Witherbee clocks in
18% of workers
12% 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.
Working from home in Witherbee
of Witherbee workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 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.
How far Witherbee goes to work
About 22% 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 Witherbee: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Witherbee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witherbee | – | — | — | — | $42,757 |
| Mineville | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mineville: 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 Witherbee’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 Witherbee: questions
What is the median household income in Witherbee?
$42,757 (±$29,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Witherbee?
11.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Witherbee work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Moriah (18%, 2 mi), Ticonderoga (12%, 17 mi), Vergennes (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Witherbee 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 Witherbee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Witherbee
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.