Work & commute · Hamilton

Work & commute in Hamilton, NY

About one in 3 of Hamilton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New York (4%), Madison (3%) and Utica (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

730 of 1,978 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,248 Hamilton residents head out of town to work, 730 work right here, and 2,867 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hamilton.

1,248live here, work elsewhere

730live and work here

2,867work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hamilton goes to work

Hamilton (in town)right here

37%730

New York167.5 mi away

4%74

Madison6.9 mi away

3%62

Utica24.9 mi away

3%57

Eaton9.8 mi away

2%46

Syracuse37.3 mi away

2%43

Norwich18 mi away

2%38

Sherburne6.8 mi away

2%37

Oneida21.3 mi away

2%32

Sangerfield8.8 mi away

1%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%833

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

How far

How far Hamilton commutes

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

44%

17%

13%

25%

44%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hamilton is a job hub

1.82jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hamilton are

3,597 jobs are based in Hamilton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hamilton

3,597 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)94%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Hamilton residents hold

1,978 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)77%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+22%

Jobs based in Hamilton, 2013 → 2023: 2,948 → 3,597. 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.