Work & commute · Black River

Work & commute in Black River, NY

Most working residents leave Black River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Watertown (30%), Watertown (7%) and Albany (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 367 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 366 Black River residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Black River.

366live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

44work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Black River goes to work

Watertown6.2 mi away

30%111

Watertown8.1 mi away

7%26

Albany136.8 mi away

4%15

Le Ray4.8 mi away

4%15

Pamelia6.5 mi away

4%14

Hounsfield26.3 mi away

3%11

Wilna10.8 mi away

3%10

Champion5.1 mi away

2%9

Syracuse69.1 mi away

2%6

New York249.9 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%144

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

How far

How far Black River commutes

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

52%

11%

34%

52%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Black River is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Black River are

45 jobs are based in Black River. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Black River’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Black River

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Black River residents hold

367 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−60%

Jobs based in Black River, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 45. 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.