Earning a living in Hopewell Junction
Employers in Hopewell Junction report 929 jobs; 567 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Hopewell Junction itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (15%, 64 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hopewell Junction
Hopewell Junction’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hopewell Junction is New York City, 64 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (84) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Jobs in Hopewell Junction have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Hopewell Junction went from 424 in 2014 to 929 in 2024, +119%. The jobs ↓
Hopewell Junction is where the jobs are
Hopewell Junction has 929 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
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; with 567 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How many miles Hopewell Junction commutes
About 25% 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.
Jobs in Hopewell Junction: what the 929 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hopewell Junction, 2014 → 2024: 424 → 929. 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 Hopewell Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Hopewell Junction, and who commutes in
On a workday 556 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 918 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Hopewell Junction on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Hopewell Junction: where workers come from
Where Hopewell Junction clocks in
15% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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 Hopewell Junction: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hopewell Junction workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 467 commuters (the 18% 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.
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 Hopewell Junction: questions
What is the median household income in Hopewell Junction?
$111,296 (±$64,217) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hopewell Junction?
1.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hopewell Junction?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hopewell Junction work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 64 mi), East Fishkill (10%, 2 mi), Poughkeepsie (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hopewell Junction without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hopewell Junction, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hopewell Junction
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.