Most of Haviland commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average; the New York average is 33, the U.S. 26. Haviland has 547 jobs, against 1,981 working residents. Only 2% work in Haviland; the top destination outside it is Poughkeepsie (15%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Haviland, in brief
Haviland and Poughkeepsie trade workers both ways
Poughkeepsie is the top workplace for Haviland residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Haviland come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Haviland is a place people come home to
There are 547 jobs based in Haviland, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Haviland has about 2,500 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Haviland are quick
The average trip to work takes 28 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 38 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.
The towns that employ Haviland’s residents
Where Haviland clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Haviland
On a workday 1,936 residents head out to work, 45 work right here, and 502 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Haviland on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Haviland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haviland workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,894 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.
Jobs in Haviland: what the 547 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haviland, 2013 → 2023: 563 → 547. 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 Haviland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Haviland
About 26% 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.
Haviland and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haviland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haviland | – | — | — | 28 min | $107,750 |
| Fairview | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview: 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 Haviland’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 Haviland: questions
What is the median household income in Haviland?
$107,750 (±$47,707) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haviland?
3.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haviland?
28 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 Haviland work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Poughkeepsie (15%, 7 mi), New York City (13%, 76 mi), Hyde Park (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Haviland without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haviland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haviland
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.