Work and commuting in Jefferson Heights
Only 4% stay in Jefferson Heights for work; outside it, Catskill is the main destination (27%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 8% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Working residents average 20 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jefferson Heights, in brief
Jefferson Heights’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jefferson Heights is New York City, 109 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Jefferson Heights are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 100 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 443 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Jefferson Heights goes to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Heights workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 397 commuters (the 8% 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.
Jefferson Heights fills up on a workday
On a workday 426 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 590 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Jefferson Heights on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Jefferson Heights work
Where Jefferson Heights clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Jefferson Heights
607 jobs are based in Jefferson Heights.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Heights, 2014 → 2024: 682 → 607. 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 Jefferson Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Jefferson Heights
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Heights | – | — | — | 20 min | $68,775 |
| Catskill | under 2% | C | A | 26 min | $79,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson Heights’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 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 Jefferson Heights: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Heights?
$68,775 (±$12,879) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Heights?
14.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Heights?
20 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Heights work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Catskill (27%, 4 mi), New York City (9%, 109 mi), Albany (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jefferson Heights 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 Jefferson Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson Heights
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.