Earning a living in Loch Sheldrake
A typical one-way commute from Loch Sheldrake lasts 14 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Loch Sheldrake; the top destination outside it is Fallsburg (18%, 4 miles). 307 jobs are based in Loch Sheldrake; 369 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Loch Sheldrake, in brief
Commutes from Loch Sheldrake are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 146 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 369 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Loch Sheldrake’s commute takes about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Loch Sheldrake workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 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.
Miles to work from Loch Sheldrake
About 33% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Loch Sheldrake
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 296 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Loch Sheldrake commutes to
Where Loch Sheldrake clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
14% 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.
Most jobs in Loch Sheldrake are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loch Sheldrake, 2013 → 2023: 233 → 307. 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 Loch Sheldrake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Loch Sheldrake: questions
What is the median household income in Loch Sheldrake?
$27,214 (±$13,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loch Sheldrake?
57.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loch Sheldrake?
14 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 Loch Sheldrake work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fallsburg (18%, 4 mi), Thompson (15%, 9 mi), New York City (14%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Loch Sheldrake 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 Loch Sheldrake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loch Sheldrake
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.