Work & commute · Otsego

Work & commute in Otsego, NY

40% of Otsego’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are New York (5%), Oneonta (4%) and Albany (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

40%

624 of 1,557 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 933 Otsego residents head out of town to work, 624 work right here, and 3,417 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Otsego.

933live here, work elsewhere

624live and work here

3,417work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Otsego goes to work

Otsego (in town)right here

40%624

New York154.2 mi away

5%85

Oneonta21.7 mi away

4%55

Albany59.5 mi away

3%53

Hartwick8.3 mi away

3%43

Middlefield6.9 mi away

3%40

Cherry Valley12.7 mi away

2%35

Colonie59.7 mi away

2%26

Milford14.7 mi away

1%23

Springfield7.1 mi away

1%22

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%551

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

How far

How far Otsego commutes

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

47%

15%

30%

47%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Otsego is a job hub

2.60jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Otsego are

4,041 jobs are based in Otsego. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Otsego’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Otsego

4,041 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Otsego residents hold

1,557 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−19%

Jobs based in Otsego, 2013 → 2023: 4,966 → 4,041. 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.