Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0At 8.5%, unemployment in Fallsburg is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
About one in five stay in Fallsburg for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (16%, 82 miles). The two grades for Fallsburg are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 24.9% of residents live below the poverty line; New York has 14.0%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fallsburg at work: what stands out
Fallsburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fallsburg is New York City, 82 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (703) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fallsburg trades workers with the towns around it
Fallsburg has about as many jobs (4,222) as working residents (4,412), but they are mostly different people: 3,517 residents leave for work each day while 3,327 people come in. Only 21% of the jobs in Fallsburg are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fallsburg 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 (25 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 ↓
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.
What’s behind Fallsburg’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fallsburg is better than 9% of U.S. towns, #732 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Fallsburg’s grade up ($62,452, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fallsburg could be anywhere from D to C−.
Where in the region Fallsburg works
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.
Fallsburg by day and by night
On a workday 3,517 residents head out to work, 895 work right here, and 3,327 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 (0.96 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.
About 22 minutes each way for Fallsburg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fallsburg workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,064 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.
Out of Fallsburg to work: where people go
Where Fallsburg clocks in
16% of workers
14% 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.
What work there is in Fallsburg: 4,222 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fallsburg, 2013 → 2023: 3,674 → 4,222. 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 Fallsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Fallsburg: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fallsburg is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #486 of 758 in New York. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,880 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 3% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Fallsburg households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fallsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fallsburg next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Victor NY | 16,422 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,895 | Bonham TX | 11,263 | $58K | 21.7% | 9.4% | 22% | D |
| 1,896 | McAlester OK | 18,044 | $52K | 19.7% | 6.9% | 45% | D |
| 1,897 | Fallsburg NY | 15,156 | $62K | 24.9% | 8.5% | 20% | D |
| 1,898 | Mountain Home AR | 13,373 | $41K | 18.8% | 7.3% | 52% | D |
| 1,899 | Woodward OK | 11,635 | $54K | 17.2% | 7.5% | 46% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 1,969 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Fallsburg, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
22% of Fallsburg works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Thompson (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fallsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallsburg | – | D | B− | 22 min | $62,452 |
| Thompson | 14% | C− | A | 25 min | $65,021 |
| Neversink | 1% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $80,682 |
| Mamakating | under 2% | C+ | C | 34 min | $90,631 |
| Wawarsing | 1% | C− | A− | 30 min | $64,321 |
| Liberty | 6% | C− | A− | 25 min | $68,047 |
| Kiamesha Lake | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kiamesha Lake: 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 Fallsburg’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 Fallsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Fallsburg?
$62,452 (±$6,784) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fallsburg?
24.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fallsburg?
22 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 Fallsburg work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 82 mi), Thompson (14%, 7 mi), Liberty (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fallsburg walkable?
Fallsburg is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fallsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fallsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fallsburg
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.