Unemployment in Catskill (10.7%) is higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. For jobs and income Catskill is better than 30% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A). About one in seven work in Catskill itself; outside it, Catskill draws the most (19%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Catskill: the gist
Catskill and Catskill trade workers both ways
Catskill is the top workplace for Catskill residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Catskill come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Catskill is where the jobs are
Catskill has 2,623 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Catskill are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Catskill
Household income holds Catskill’s grade up ($79,423, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Catskill could be anywhere from D to B+.
Where Catskill’s workforce comes from
Where Catskill clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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 a workday changes Catskill
On a workday 1,303 residents head out to work, 233 work right here, and 2,390 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Catskill on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 26 minutes to work from Catskill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Catskill workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,702 commuters (the 17% 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.
What work there is in Catskill: 2,623 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Catskill, 2013 → 2023: 2,142 → 2,623. 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 Catskill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Catskill’s workers travel
About 24% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Catskill
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,050 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 16.8% of Catskill households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Catskill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,318 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,000, Catskill comes 3,104th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | East Williston NY | 2,616 | $215K | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 49 | Great Neck Estates NY | 3,139 | $238K | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,102 | Ingalls Park IL | 3,015 | $58K | 21.9% | 6.9% | 1% | C |
| 3,103 | Pearl River LA | 2,715 | $57K | 17.9% | 4.8% | 3% | C |
| 3,104 | Catskill NY | 3,697 | $79K | 11.2% | 10.7% | 15% | C |
| 3,105 | Arcade NY | 4,193 | $62K | 11.4% | 3.5% | 22% | C |
| 3,106 | Yerington NV | 3,227 | $58K | 11.9% | 2.7% | 38% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,318 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Catskill, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Around Catskill: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Greenport (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Catskill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catskill | – | C | A | 26 min | $79,423 |
| Greenport | 2% | C− | A− | 19 min | — |
| Jefferson Heights | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Heights: 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 Catskill’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 Catskill: questions
What is the median household income in Catskill?
$79,423 (±$14,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Catskill?
11.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Catskill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Catskill work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Catskill (19%, 4 mi), New York City (10%, 108 mi), Hudson (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Catskill walkable?
Catskill is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Catskill without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Catskill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Catskill
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.