Work and commuting in Gardnertown
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). Only 4% stay in Gardnertown for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (15%, 61 miles). Gardnertown has 2,518 jobs, against 2,141 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gardnertown: the figures worth knowing
Gardnertown trades workers with the towns around it
Gardnertown has about as many jobs (2,518) as working residents (2,141), but they are mostly different people: 2,062 residents leave for work each day while 2,439 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Gardnertown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Gardnertown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Gardnertown is New York City, 61 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (324) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Gardnertown than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Gardnertown fell from 3,878 in 2014 to 2,518 in 2024, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Gardnertown
67% of Gardnertown residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Gardnertown pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
A workday in Gardnertown: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,062 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 2,439 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 (1.18 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Gardnertown
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What Gardnertown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gardnertown, 2014 → 2024: 3,878 → 2,518. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gardnertown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Gardnertown to work: where people go
Where Gardnertown clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Gardnertown: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gardnertown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,197 commuters (the 10% 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.
The towns around Gardnertown
The biggest share goes to Newburgh (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gardnertown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardnertown | – | — | — | 34 min | $113,277 |
| Balmville | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Newburgh | 8% | C− | A+ | 26 min | $56,960 |
| Orange Lake | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Balmville and Orange Lake: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gardnertown’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 2024, 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 Gardnertown: questions
What is the median household income in Gardnertown?
$113,277 (±$16,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gardnertown?
5.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gardnertown?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gardnertown work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 61 mi), Newburgh (11%, 1 mi), Newburgh (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gardnertown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gardnertown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gardnertown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.