With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lumberland works elsewhere
173 jobs are based in Lumberland for 815 working residents. Lumberland grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Lumberland in brief
Lumberland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lumberland is New York City, 73 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (105) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lumberland is a place people come home to
There are 173 jobs based in Lumberland, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lumberland has about 1,700 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 815 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Lumberland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lumberland is better than 47% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Lumberland’s grade up ($102,957, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lumberland could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Miles to work from Lumberland
About 32% 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.
Lumberland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 756 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lumberland on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
13% of working residents work in New York City
Where Lumberland clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lumberland
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lumberland, 2013 → 2023: 191 → 173. 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 Lumberland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 35 minutes to work from Lumberland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lumberland workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 854 commuters (the 15% 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.
Few in Lumberland walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lumberland is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,000 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.1% of Lumberland households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Lumberland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lumberland places 2,413th of 5,328 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Atlantic Beach NY | 1,723 | $166K | 1.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 8 | Village of the Branch NY | 1,764 | $174K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 9 | Old Brookville NY | 2,098 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,411 | Riverside AL | 2,312 | $84K | 15.8% | 5.3% | 1% | B− |
| 2,412 | Haw River NC | 2,425 | $61K | 25.1% | 1.7% | 2% | B− |
| 2,413 | Lumberland NY | 2,306 | $103K | 10.0% | 3.8% | 7% | B− |
| 2,414 | Montville Township OH | 1,934 | $74K | 6.4% | 5.6% | 3% | B− |
| 2,415 | Woodward Township PA | 2,018 | $73K | 10.1% | 3.5% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lumberland, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Lumberland and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Highland (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lumberland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberland | – | B− | C | 35 min | $102,957 |
| Forestburgh | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Deerpark | under 2% | C | C | 32 min | $73,081 |
| Highland | 6% | C− | B− | 39 min | $63,846 |
Same-state neighbors only. Forestburgh: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lumberland’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 Lumberland: questions
What is the median household income in Lumberland?
$102,957 (±$21,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lumberland?
10.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lumberland?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lumberland work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 73 mi), Thompson (10%, 13 mi), Wallkill (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lumberland walkable?
Lumberland is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lumberland without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lumberland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lumberland
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.