Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Kerhonkson works elsewhere
Working residents average 26 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26. There are 230 jobs in Kerhonkson, and 648 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Kerhonkson itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (11%, 79 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Kerhonkson, in brief
Kerhonkson’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kerhonkson is New York City, 79 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (72) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Kerhonkson are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 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 648 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Kerhonkson
About 29% 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.
Kerhonkson’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kerhonkson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 620 commuters (the 16% 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.
Who leaves Kerhonkson for work, and who comes in
On a workday 640 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Kerhonkson on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting out of Kerhonkson: the destinations
Where Kerhonkson clocks in
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.
Jobs in Kerhonkson: what the 230 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kerhonkson, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 230. 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 Kerhonkson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Kerhonkson
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kerhonkson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerhonkson | – | — | — | 26 min | $78,459 |
| Accord | under 3% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Accord: 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 Kerhonkson’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 Kerhonkson: questions
What is the median household income in Kerhonkson?
$78,459 (±$6,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kerhonkson?
16.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kerhonkson?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kerhonkson work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 79 mi), Rochester (11%, 2 mi), Wawarsing (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kerhonkson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kerhonkson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kerhonkson
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.