Work & commute · Akwesasne

Work & commute in Akwesasne, NY

62% of Akwesasne’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Massena (9%), Malone (4%) and Fort Covington (3%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

62%

824 of 1,335 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 511 Akwesasne residents head out of town to work, 824 work right here, and 2,011 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Akwesasne.

511live here, work elsewhere

824live and work here

2,011work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Akwesasne goes to work

Akwesasne (in town)right here

60%801

Massena8.3 mi away

9%119

Malone23.2 mi away

4%48

Fort Covington8.7 mi away

3%44

Potsdam26.9 mi away

2%24

Albany164.9 mi away

1%18

Bombay5.7 mi away

1%18

Plattsburgh62.2 mi away

1%11

Norfolk16 mi away

1%11

Plattsburgh59.5 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

17%231

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Akwesasne commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

71%

10%

16%

71%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Akwesasne is a job hub

2.12jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Akwesasne are

2,835 jobs are based in Akwesasne. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Akwesasne’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Akwesasne

2,835 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Akwesasne residents hold

1,335 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)81%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+2%

Jobs based in Akwesasne, 2013 → 2023: 2,788 → 2,835. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.