Work & commute · Norwich

Work & commute in Norwich, NY

Most working residents leave Norwich for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Norwich (19%), New Berlin (4%) and Binghamton (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

217 of 1,465 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,248 Norwich residents head out of town to work, 217 work right here, and 3,341 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norwich.

1,248live here, work elsewhere

217live and work here

3,341work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norwich goes to work

Norwich2.4 mi away

19%278

Norwich (in town)right here

15%217

New Berlin6.2 mi away

4%53

Binghamton35.6 mi away

3%44

Greene19.6 mi away

3%44

New York150.7 mi away

3%43

Sherburne12.7 mi away

3%40

North Norwich5.6 mi away

3%40

Syracuse49.5 mi away

2%31

Sidney17.7 mi away

2%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%649

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

How far

How far Norwich commutes

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

42%

17%

21%

20%

42%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norwich is a job hub

2.43jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Norwich are

3,558 jobs are based in Norwich. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Norwich’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Norwich

3,558 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)67%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)11%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Norwich residents hold

1,465 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+48%

Jobs based in Norwich, 2013 → 2023: 2,409 → 3,558. 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.