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Work & commute · Johnstown

Work & commute in Johnstown, NY

About one in 5 of Johnstown’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Gloversville (10%), Amsterdam (5%) and Albany (5%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
22%
721 of 3,297 working residents
Typical commute
10 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
8%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,576 Johnstown residents head out of town to work, 721 work right here, and 5,302 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Johnstown.

2,576live here, work elsewhere
721live and work here
5,302work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Johnstown goes to work

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1
Johnstown (in town)right here
22%721
2
Gloversville3.3 mi away
10%324
3
Amsterdam10.4 mi away
5%181
4
Albany37.6 mi away
5%161
5
Johnstown2.8 mi away
4%136
6
New York163.5 mi away
4%118
7
Colonie35 mi away
3%115
8
Schenectady26.7 mi away
3%101
9
Amsterdam11.2 mi away
3%99
10
Mohawk3.8 mi away
3%89
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%1,252

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

How far

How far Johnstown commutes

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

49%Under 10 mi
10%10–24 mi
24%25–50 mi
17%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Johnstown is a job hub

1.83jobs 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 Johnstown are

6,023 jobs are based in Johnstown. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Johnstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Johnstown

6,023 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities39%
Services (health, schools, offices…)47%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Johnstown residents hold

3,297 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month60%
+8%

Jobs based in Johnstown, 2013 → 2023: 5,582 → 6,023. 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.

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