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Work & commute · Madrid

Work & commute in Madrid, NY

Most working residents leave Madrid for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Potsdam (16%), Canton (12%) and Massena (9%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
8%
49 of 610 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 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 561 Madrid residents head out of town to work, 49 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Madrid.

561live here, work elsewhere
49live and work here
213work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Madrid goes to work

OgdensburgWatertownAlbanyLouisvilleMadridLawrenceLisbonWaddingtonPotsdamCantonMaloneNorfolkMassenaPotsdamCantonMassenaOgdensburgWaddingtonLisbonMaloneWatertownAlbanyMadrid
1
Potsdam8.2 mi away
16%96
2
Canton14.2 mi away
12%74
3
Massena19.5 mi away
9%54
4
Ogdensburg16.6 mi away
9%53
5
Madrid (in town)right here
8%49
6
Waddington5.1 mi away
6%37
7
Lisbon10.1 mi away
2%12
8
Malone41.5 mi away
2%12
9
Watertown67.3 mi away
2%11
10
Albany159.9 mi away
2%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%201

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

How far

How far Madrid commutes

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

28%Under 10 mi
42%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
23%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Madrid is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Madrid are

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

Jobs based in Madrid

262 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities5%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Madrid residents hold

610 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month59%