Work & commute · Norfolk

Work & commute in Norfolk, NY

Most working residents leave Norfolk for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Massena (21%), Potsdam (18%) and Canton (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

129 of 1,499 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 1,370 Norfolk residents head out of town to work, 129 work right here, and 284 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norfolk.

1,370live here, work elsewhere

129live and work here

284work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norfolk goes to work

Massena9.9 mi away

21%316

Potsdam12 mi away

18%272

Norfolk (in town)right here

9%129

Canton22.7 mi away

7%112

Ogdensburg26.9 mi away

3%44

Akwesasne16 mi away

3%44

Malone32.4 mi away

2%29

Albany160.5 mi away

2%23

Plattsburgh73.2 mi away

1%19

Syracuse137.9 mi away

1%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%493

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

How far

How far Norfolk commutes

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

31%

35%

25%

31%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norfolk is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Norfolk are

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

Jobs based in Norfolk

413 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Norfolk residents hold

1,499 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−23%

Jobs based in Norfolk, 2013 → 2023: 534 → 413. 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.