Most working residents leave Hammond for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Gouverneur (12%), Hammond (9%) and Clayton (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hammond7%

Gouverneur12%

Hammond9%

Clayton5%

Potsdam5%

22 mi

median commute distance

148

jobs based in Hammond

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Health

Healthier than 6% of U.S. towns

Hammond beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. New York

0 better12 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Hammond	NY
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	22.6%	12.8%
More adults with COPD	10.3%	6%
More smokers	19.3%	11.3%

Gouverneur Hospital

13.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

0th

percentile among NY towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hammond has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 92 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

92″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–30°

Spring34–53°

Summer58–78°

Fall41–58°

Sep 26

typical first frost

May 14

typical last frost

+1.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

40risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

A job hub

Every workday, about 143 people come to Hammond for work

Where Hammond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

148jobs based in Hammond

7%of working residents work in town

22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

2019 · NY 185 old alignment in · Wikimedia Commons

Hammond’s story

199 years in pictures

1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

1827Hammond is settled
2019NY 185 old alignment in

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About Hammond

Town in New York, United States

Hammond is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 1,191 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from early land owner Abijah Hammond. The Town of Hammond is in the northwestern corner of St. Lawrence County. The Village of Hammond lies approximately centrally within the town.

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