Herkimer House · Photo: Wknight94 talk · CC BY-SA 3.0Danube has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 6% of workers; New York has 15%. There are 52 jobs in Danube; 398 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Danube itself; outside it, Little Falls draws the most (12%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Danube in brief
Danube is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Danube, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Danube has about 610 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Danube are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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; with 398 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Danube for work, and who comes in
On a workday 390 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Danube on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Danube
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danube workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 331 commuters (the 6% 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.
Out of Danube to work: where people go
Where Danube clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
In Danube, 87% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danube, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 52. 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 Danube’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Danube
About 23% 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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Danube’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Danube workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danube | – | — | — | 28 min | $67,917 |
| Manheim | under 3% | B− | B | 25 min | $69,527 |
| Minden | under 3% | C | B− | 28 min | $44,195 |
| Stark | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Little Falls | 5% | C+ | B | 26 min | $71,875 |
| Little Falls | 12% | D | B+ | 22 min | $53,544 |
| St. Johnsville | under 3% | D | B+ | 22 min | $54,837 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stark: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Little Falls. Darker towns draw more of Danube’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 Danube: questions
What is the median household income in Danube?
$67,917 (±$23,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danube?
12.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danube?
28 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danube work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (12%, 5 mi), Herkimer (11%, 12 mi), Utica (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danube without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danube, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danube
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.