Most of Hillside commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. There are 34 jobs in Hillside, and 414 of its residents work somewhere. 24% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Work in Hillside: the figures worth knowing
Hillside is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Hillside, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hillside has about 530 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hillside and Kingston trade workers both ways
Kingston is the top workplace for Hillside residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Hillside come from (35% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Hillside are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 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 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Hillside on a workday
On a workday 413 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Hillside on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
27% of working residents work in Kingston
Where Hillside clocks in
27% 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 trip to work from Hillside: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hillside workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 commuters (the 24% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hillside, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 34. 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 Hillside’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hillside
About 23% 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.
27% of Hillside works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Kingston. Darker towns draw more of Hillside’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 Hillside: questions
What is the median household income in Hillside?
$141,964 (±$26,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hillside?
3.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hillside?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hillside work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingston (27%, 2 mi), New York City (11%, 87 mi), Ulster (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hillside without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hillside, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillside
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.