Work & commute · Amsterdam

Work & commute in Amsterdam, NY

About one in 5 of Amsterdam’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Amsterdam (8%), Florida (5%) and Albany (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

1,528 of 6,887 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,359 Amsterdam residents head out of town to work, 1,528 work right here, and 3,897 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Amsterdam.

5,359live here, work elsewhere

1,528live and work here

3,897work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Amsterdam goes to work

Amsterdam (in town)right here

22%1,528

Amsterdam1.6 mi away

8%578

Florida3.3 mi away

5%360

Albany27.5 mi away

5%330

Colonie24.7 mi away

5%325

Schenectady16.4 mi away

5%324

New York158 mi away

4%295

Glenville10.9 mi away

4%260

Johnstown10.4 mi away

3%185

Mohawk10.7 mi away

2%160

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%2,542

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

How far

How far Amsterdam commutes

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

42%

27%

12%

19%

42%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Amsterdam is balanced between jobs and homes

0.79jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Amsterdam are

5,425 jobs are based in Amsterdam. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Amsterdam’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Amsterdam

5,425 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Amsterdam residents hold

6,887 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−4%

Jobs based in Amsterdam, 2013 → 2023: 5,636 → 5,425. 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.