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Work & commute · Putnam

Work & commute in Putnam, NY

Most working residents leave Putnam for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Ticonderoga (25%), Whitehall (7%) and Rutland (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
5 of 214 working residents
Typical commute
24 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
21 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 209 Putnam residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Putnam.

209live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
48work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Putnam goes to work

NorthamptonGlens FallsAlbanySaratoga SpringsRutlandCrown PointPutnamWhitehallQueensburyHagueSalemFort EdwardDresdenHoriconGranvilleMoriahTiconderogaBensonOrwellTiconderogaWhitehallRutlandFort EdwardDresdenAlbanySaratoga SpringsQueensburyGranvilleGlens FallsPutnam
1
Ticonderoga9.2 mi away
25%53
2
Whitehall14.4 mi away
7%14
3
Rutland, VT23.9 mi away
4%9
4
Fort Edward36.4 mi away
4%9
5
Dresden11 mi away
4%8
6
Albany77.1 mi away
3%7
7
Saratoga Springs50.3 mi away
3%7
8
Queensbury29.1 mi away
3%7
9
Granville23.1 mi away
3%7
10
Glens Falls32.2 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%88

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

How far

How far Putnam commutes

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

24%Under 10 mi
27%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
27%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Putnam is a commuter town

0.25jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Putnam are

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

Jobs based in Putnam

53 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)43%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%
Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Putnam residents hold

214 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)26%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month66%
−4%

Jobs based in Putnam, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 53. 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.

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