Photo: Department of Homeland Security. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Public Affairs Division. 3/1/2003 · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Blenheim works elsewhere
There are 24 jobs in Blenheim, and 127 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Blenheim itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (10%, 130 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blenheim on a workday afternoon
On a workday 126 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Blenheim on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Blenheim commutes to
Where Blenheim clocks in
10% 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.
71% of the jobs in Blenheim pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blenheim, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 24. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blenheim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Blenheim: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blenheim workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 16% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Blenheim
About 33% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Blenheim
The biggest share goes to Gilboa (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Blenheim’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 2023, 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 Blenheim: questions
What is the median household income in Blenheim?
$76,250 (±$25,540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blenheim?
10.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blenheim?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blenheim work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (10%, 130 mi), Cobleskill (8%, 14 mi), Stamford (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blenheim without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blenheim, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blenheim
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.