Saranac Lake, NY Commuting


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United States / New York / No Metro Area / Franklin County / Saranac Lake / Zip Codes
Saranac Lake, NY is a small town in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The population may be small, but it still offers plenty of public transportation options for residents and visitors alike. The local Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce provides bus services that run throughout the area, connecting smaller towns to larger cities such as Albany and Utica. In addition to this, Amtrak trains run through Saranac Lake four times daily, providing fast and convenient access to many major cities both near and far. For those who prefer traveling by air, there are several nearby airports within an hour's drive from Saranac Lake. All these transportation options make it easy for people to get around this beautiful part of New York State and explore all that it has to offer.

The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Saranac Lake takes 16.1 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.

How people in Saranac Lake get to work:
- 69.8% drive their own car alone
- 9.8% carpool with others
- 5.8% work from home
- 2.2% take mass transit
     Commute Time To Work

  TransportationSaranac Lake, New YorkUnited States
  15.826.8
  Commute Mode
  71.4%73.2%
  11.6%8.6%
  0.5%4.2%
  0.9%0.5%
  8.4%2.5%
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Over 3 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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