Work & commute · Broadalbin

Work & commute in Broadalbin, NY

Most working residents leave Broadalbin for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Amsterdam (8%), Saratoga Springs (6%) and Gloversville (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

163 of 2,143 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 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 1,980 Broadalbin residents head out of town to work, 163 work right here, and 451 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Broadalbin.

1,980live here, work elsewhere

163live and work here

451work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Broadalbin goes to work

Amsterdam9.5 mi away

8%180

Broadalbin (in town)right here

8%163

Saratoga Springs18.9 mi away

6%118

Gloversville9.9 mi away

5%107

Johnstown12.2 mi away

5%107

Colonie29.7 mi away

5%104

Amsterdam8.4 mi away

5%98

Albany33.6 mi away

4%91

New York167.1 mi away

3%71

Schenectady22.1 mi away

3%65

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%1,039

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

How far

How far Broadalbin commutes

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

32%

35%

16%

17%

32%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Broadalbin is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Broadalbin are

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

Jobs based in Broadalbin

614 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Broadalbin residents hold

2,143 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+78%

Jobs based in Broadalbin, 2013 → 2023: 344 → 614. 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.