Work & commute · Massena

Work & commute in Massena, NY

About one in 3 of Massena’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Massena (43%), Potsdam (8%) and Akwesasne (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

1,090 of 3,503 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,413 Massena residents head out of town to work, 1,090 work right here, and 2,339 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Massena.

2,413live here, work elsewhere

1,090live and work here

2,339work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Massena goes to work

Massena3.7 mi away

43%1,490

Potsdam18.7 mi away

8%282

Akwesasne11.4 mi away

7%253

Canton29 mi away

4%148

Malone31.8 mi away

3%91

Ogdensburg31.3 mi away

2%85

Albany165.6 mi away

2%66

Syracuse144.5 mi away

1%48

Watertown82.9 mi away

1%46

Louisville6 mi away

1%40

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%954

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

How far

How far Massena commutes

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

46%

19%

11%

24%

46%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Massena is balanced between jobs and homes

0.98jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.98 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Massena are

3,429 jobs are based in Massena. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Massena’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Massena

3,429 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Massena residents hold

3,503 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−22%

Jobs based in Massena, 2013 → 2023: 4,372 → 3,429. 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.