Work and commuting in Lorenz Park
8% of workers work from home, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 5% stay in Lorenz Park for work; outside it, Hudson is the main destination (20%, 1 miles). The average commute takes 18 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lorenz Park
Commutes from Lorenz Park are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Lorenz Park works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders Lorenz Park: Hudson (20%) and Claverack (8%). Next door ↓
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 909 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Lorenz Park spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lorenz Park workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 856 commuters (the 9% 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.
How a workday changes Lorenz Park
On a workday 860 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 1,087 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Lorenz Park on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 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 Lorenz Park commutes to
Where Lorenz Park clocks in
20% of workers
11% 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.
Inside Lorenz Park’s 1,136 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lorenz Park, 2013 → 2023: 1,256 → 1,136. 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 Lorenz Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lorenz Park
About 21% 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.
Next door is work for 28% of Lorenz Park
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lorenz Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenz Park | – | — | — | 18 min | $85,188 |
| Claverack | 8% | B− | B | 28 min | $74,111 |
| Stottville | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hudson | 20% | D | A | 27 min | $54,139 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stottville: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hudson. Darker towns draw more of Lorenz Park’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 Lorenz Park: questions
What is the median household income in Lorenz Park?
$85,188 (±$70,851) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lorenz Park?
16.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lorenz Park?
18 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 Lorenz Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hudson (20%, 1 mi), Greenport (11%, 3 mi), New York City (9%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lorenz Park without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lorenz Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lorenz Park
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.