Glasco has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 195 jobs in Glasco, and 928 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Glasco itself; outside it, Saugerties draws the most (20%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 9% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Glasco apart
Glasco is a place people come home to
There are 195 jobs based in Glasco, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glasco has about 1,500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Glasco 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. 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 928 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Glasco for work, and who comes in
On a workday 912 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Glasco on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
From Glasco, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glasco workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,021 commuters (the 9% 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 the trip to work from Glasco ends
Where Glasco clocks in
20% of workers
16% of workers
12% 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 Glasco’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glasco, 2013 → 2023: 215 → 195. 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 Glasco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Glasco works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Glasco
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glasco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasco | – | — | — | 22 min | $61,321 |
| Saugerties South | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Red Hook | 2% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $112,363 |
Same-state neighbors only. Saugerties South: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Red Hook. Darker towns draw more of Glasco’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 Glasco: questions
What is the median household income in Glasco?
$61,321 (±$24,767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glasco?
18.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glasco?
22 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glasco work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Saugerties (20%, 4 mi), Kingston (16%, 8 mi), New York City (12%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glasco without a car?
0% 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 Glasco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glasco
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.