Bovina has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
66 jobs are based in Bovina; 260 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Bovina itself; outside it, Stamford draws the most (22%, 6 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bovina, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Bovina than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Bovina fell from 744 in 2013 to 66 in 2023, −91%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Bovina and Stamford trade workers both ways
Stamford is the top workplace for Bovina residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Bovina come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bovina is a place people come home to
There are 66 jobs based in Bovina, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bovina has about 440 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 260 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Bovina: what the 66 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bovina, 2013 → 2023: 744 → 66. 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 Bovina’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Bovina to work: where people go
Where Bovina clocks in
8% 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.
Bovina by day and by night
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Bovina on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Bovina’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bovina workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 commuters (the 32% 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.
How far it is to work from Bovina
About 34% 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 next door employ 30% of Bovina
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bovina workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina | – | — | — | 21 min | $83,083 |
| Stamford | 22% | D | B+ | 29 min | $62,083 |
| Andes | under 3% | C− | B | 26 min | $75,000 |
| Delhi | 5% | C− | A− | 15 min | $63,043 |
| Middletown | 3% | B− | C+ | 30 min | $78,021 |
| Roxbury | under 3% | C | B | 23 min | $58,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stamford. Darker towns draw more of Bovina’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 Bovina: questions
What is the median household income in Bovina?
$83,083 (±$7,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bovina?
9.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bovina?
21 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bovina work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stamford (22%, 6 mi), New York City (8%, 119 mi), Harpersfield (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bovina without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bovina, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bovina
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.