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Work & commute · Lisbon

Work & commute in Lisbon, NY

Most working residents leave Lisbon for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Ogdensburg (19%), Canton (16%) and Potsdam (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
12%
172 of 1,405 working residents
Typical commute
14 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
19 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,233 Lisbon residents head out of town to work, 172 work right here, and 300 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lisbon.

1,233live here, work elsewhere
172live and work here
300work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lisbon goes to work

OgdensburgWatertownAlbanyNew YorkMadridDe KalbDe PeysterLisbonWaddingtonPotsdamCantonMaloneNorfolkOswegatchieMassenaOgdensburgCantonPotsdamOswegatchieMassenaMaloneWatertownNew YorkAlbanyLisbon
1
Ogdensburg7.6 mi away
19%271
2
Canton9.6 mi away
16%222
3
Lisbon (in town)right here
12%172
4
Potsdam13.7 mi away
8%110
5
Oswegatchie10.2 mi away
4%52
6
Massena29.5 mi away
3%48
7
Malone50.5 mi away
2%30
8
Watertown58.2 mi away
1%19
9
New York287.2 mi away
1%19
10
Albany159.2 mi away
1%17
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%445

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

How far

How far Lisbon commutes

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

36%Under 10 mi
30%10–24 mi
8%25–50 mi
26%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lisbon is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lisbon are

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

Jobs based in Lisbon

472 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)44%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Lisbon residents hold

1,405 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities17%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month61%