There are 2.2 jobs in Jeffersonville for every working resident, and 257 people commute in
Only 4% work in Jeffersonville itself; outside it, Thompson draws the most (15%, 16 miles). 262 jobs are based in Jeffersonville; 121 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Jeffersonville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 116 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 530 people are in Jeffersonville on a workday afternoon, 36% more than live here.
2.2 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.
The daily trip into Jeffersonville
Where Jeffersonville clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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 kinds of work in Jeffersonville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jeffersonville, 2014 → 2024: 192 → 262. 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 Jeffersonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Jeffersonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jeffersonville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 14% 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.
Half of Jeffersonville commutes less than 15 miles
About 35% 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.
The towns next door employ 16% of Jeffersonville
The biggest share goes to Delaware (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jeffersonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffersonville | – | — | — | 23 min | $76,000 |
| Callicoon | 6% | C+ | B | 28 min | $92,833 |
| Delaware | 10% | C+ | A− | 27 min | $96,146 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jeffersonville’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 Jeffersonville: questions
What is the median household income in Jeffersonville?
$76,000 (±$43,713) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jeffersonville?
27.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jeffersonville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jeffersonville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson (15%, 16 mi), New York City (11%, 92 mi), Liberty (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jeffersonville without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jeffersonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jeffersonville
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.