Work & commute · Northampton

Work & commute in Northampton, NY

Most working residents leave Northampton for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Johnstown (9%), Gloversville (6%) and Colonie (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14%

130 of 940 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 810 Northampton residents head out of town to work, 130 work right here, and 342 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Northampton.

810live here, work elsewhere

130live and work here

342work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Northampton goes to work

Northampton (in town)right here

14%130

Johnstown14.6 mi away

9%82

Gloversville11.6 mi away

6%56

Colonie34.8 mi away

5%43

Albany38.9 mi away

4%41

Schenectady27.5 mi away

4%38

Amsterdam15 mi away

3%28

Johnstown13.9 mi away

3%28

Mayfield5.1 mi away

3%27

Glenville20.8 mi away

2%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%444

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

How far

How far Northampton commutes

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

20%

36%

27%

17%

20%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Northampton is a commuter town

0.50jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Northampton are

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

Jobs based in Northampton

472 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Northampton residents hold

940 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+36%

Jobs based in Northampton, 2013 → 2023: 346 → 472. 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.