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Jobs & commute in Hankins

Hankins has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Hankins itself; outside it, Delaware draws the most (21%, 6 miles). Employers in Hankins report 15 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. A typical one-way commute from Hankins lasts 22 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Hankins: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday190
230live here− 48head out to work+ 15come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Hankins on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Hankins ends

Utica: 1 residents work here (2%)New York: 7 residents work here (15%)North Castle: 1 residents work here (2%)Delhi: 1 residents work here (2%)Dunkirk: 1 residents work here (2%)Callicoon: 2 residents work here (4%)Wallkill: 2 residents work here (4%)Delaware: 10 residents work here (21%)FremontThompson: 6 residents work here (13%)DuanesburgFallsburgHancock: 2 residents work here (4%)Manchester TownshipDamascus TownshipHankinsDelawareNew YorkThompsonCallicoonWallkillHancockHankins
1
Delaware6.4 mi away
21%10
2
New York City99.8 mi away
15%7
3
Thompson24.3 mi away
13%6
4
Callicoon8.3 mi away
4%2
5
Wallkill42.2 mi away
4%2
6
Hancock10.7 mi away
4%2
7
Utica88.3 mi away
2%1
8
North Castle86.4 mi away
2%1
9
Delhi32.3 mi away
2%1
10
Dunkirk221.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%15
The top trips

Where Hankins clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 53% of the jobs in Hankins

Jobs based in HankinsJobs Hankins residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms53%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices47%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%15%
Over $3,333 a month40%60%

Who does it

29 or younger27%15%
30 to 5460%56%
55 and older13%29%
+650%

Jobs based in Hankins, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 15. 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 Hankins’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Hankins: about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
168 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hankins22 min
New York33 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Hankins workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Hankins gets to work
82%Drive alone
18%Carpool

Share of the 120 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.

How far

The distance from Hankins to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDelaware: 21% · 6.4 miNew York City: 15% · 99.8 miThompson: 13% · 24.3 miCallicoon: 4% · 8.3 miWallkill: 4% · 42.2 miHancock: 4% · 10.7 miUtica: 2% · 88.3 miNorth Castle: 2% · 86.4 miDelhi: 2% · 32.3 miDunkirk: 2% · 221.5 miDelaware 21%New York City 15%Thompson 13%Callicoon 4%Wallkill 4%Hankins
HankinsTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi12 residents
27%10–24 mi13 residents
8%25–50 mi4 residents
40%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 40% 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

Around Hankins: the bordering towns

Manchester Township: few work hereManchester TownshipHankins
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownHankins workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hankins–——22 min$49,318

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hankins’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hankins: questions

What is the median household income in Hankins?

$49,318 (±$35,313) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hankins?

16.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hankins?

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 Hankins work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delaware (21%, 6 mi), New York City (15%, 100 mi), Thompson (13%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hankins without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hankins, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hankins

Hankins home →

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.