Day has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Home is the office for 7% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. 17 jobs are based in Day, and 351 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Day; the top destination outside it is Albany (7%, 47 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Day in brief
Day is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Day, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Day has about 490 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Day workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Day on a workday
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Day on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Day workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 7% 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.
Where Day goes to work
Where Day clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 47% of Day’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Day, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 17. 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 Day’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Day
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.
Day and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Day workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | – | — | — | 38 min | $57,727 |
| Edinburg | under 4% | D | D | 40 min | $70,481 |
| Hadley | under 4% | C− | C+ | 31 min | $73,750 |
| Stony Creek | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stony Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Day’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 Day: questions
What is the median household income in Day?
$57,727 (±$15,683) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Day?
12.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Day?
38 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Day work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (7%, 47 mi), Queensbury (6%, 18 mi), Ballston (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Day without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Day, from the people who make the trip.
More of Day
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.