With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Brinckerhoff works elsewhere
Employers in Brinckerhoff report 387 jobs for 1,441 working residents. Only 1% work in Brinckerhoff; the top destination outside it is New York City (16%, 62 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Brinckerhoff: the gist
Brinckerhoff’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Brinckerhoff is New York City, 62 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (225) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Brinckerhoff
68% of Brinckerhoff residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 36% of the jobs based in Brinckerhoff pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Brinckerhoff is a place people come home to
There are 387 jobs based in Brinckerhoff, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brinckerhoff has about 1,800 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Brinckerhoff pay little
27% of the jobs based in Brinckerhoff pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 32% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
Brinckerhoff’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
Jobs in Brinckerhoff: what the 387 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brinckerhoff, 2013 → 2023: 311 → 387. 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 Brinckerhoff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Brinckerhoff on a workday
On a workday 1,423 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 369 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Brinckerhoff on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Brinckerhoff commutes to
Where Brinckerhoff clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
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.
How long Brinckerhoff spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Brinckerhoff workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,143 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.
Bordering towns draw 15% of Brinckerhoff’s workers
The biggest share goes to Wappinger (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brinckerhoff workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinckerhoff | – | — | — | 35 min | $101,927 |
| East Fishkill | 7% | A− | B− | 36 min | $138,543 |
| Merritt Park | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Wappinger | 8% | A− | B | 28 min | $95,234 |
Same-state neighbors only. Merritt Park: 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 Brinckerhoff’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 Brinckerhoff: questions
What is the median household income in Brinckerhoff?
$101,927 (±$7,869) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brinckerhoff?
4.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brinckerhoff?
35 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 Brinckerhoff work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 62 mi), Fishkill (9%, 4 mi), Wappinger (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brinckerhoff without a car?
7% 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 Brinckerhoff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brinckerhoff
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.