Earning a living in Balmville
Working residents average 40 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Balmville itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (16%, 60 miles). Balmville has 1,575 jobs, and 1,536 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Balmville apart
Balmville trades workers with the towns around it
Balmville has about as many jobs (1,575) as working residents (1,536), but they are mostly different people: 1,496 residents leave for work each day while 1,535 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Balmville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Balmville’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Balmville is New York City, 60 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (246) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Balmville
68% of Balmville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Balmville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Balmville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,496 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,535 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Balmville goes to work
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The kinds of work in Balmville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Balmville, 2014 → 2024: 1,289 → 1,575. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Balmville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Balmville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Balmville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,495 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the trip to work from Balmville ends
Where Balmville clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The towns around Balmville
The biggest share goes to Newburgh (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Balmville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmville | – | — | — | 40 min | $120,694 |
| Gardnertown | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Newburgh | 9% | C− | A+ | 26 min | $56,960 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gardnertown: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Balmville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Balmville: questions
What is the median household income in Balmville?
$120,694 (±$31,698) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Balmville?
3.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Balmville?
40 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Balmville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 60 mi), Newburgh (12%, 3 mi), Newburgh (9%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Balmville without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Balmville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Balmville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.