Work, pay and getting to work in Deposit
Deposit has 617 jobs; 486 of its residents have a job. About one in five work in Deposit itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (9%, 124 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Deposit in brief
Deposit’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Deposit is New York City, 124 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (42) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Deposit are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (27 to 70 minutes). 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 486 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Deposit
About 37% 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.
Time on the road from Deposit: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Deposit workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 12% 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.
Deposit by day and by night
On a workday 385 residents head out to work, 101 work right here, and 516 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Deposit goes to work
Where Deposit clocks in
9% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Deposit
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Deposit, 2013 → 2023: 834 → 617. 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 Deposit’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Deposit and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Sanford (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deposit workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit | – | — | — | 22 min | $48,973 |
| Sanford | 4% | C− | B− | 27 min | $76,724 |
| Tompkins | under 2% | C− | C | 70 min | $61,103 |
| Masonville | under 2% | D | D− | 27 min | $58,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deposit’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 Deposit: questions
What is the median household income in Deposit?
$48,973 (±$8,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deposit?
21.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Deposit?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Deposit work?
21% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (9%, 124 mi), Hancock (8%, 13 mi), Walton (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deposit without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deposit, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deposit
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.