With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of MacDonnell Heights works elsewhere
Only 1% work in MacDonnell Heights itself; outside it, Poughkeepsie draws the most (22%, 4 miles). MacDonnell Heights has 287 jobs, and 628 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 50 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in MacDonnell Heights, in a few figures
MacDonnell Heights’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside MacDonnell Heights is New York City, 73 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (78) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
MacDonnell Heights workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 50 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 383 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical 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 628 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from MacDonnell Heights
About 26% 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.
How long MacDonnell Heights spends getting to work: about 50 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of MacDonnell Heights workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 506 commuters (the 12% 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.
MacDonnell Heights quiets down on a workday
On a workday 620 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 279 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in MacDonnell Heights on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The places MacDonnell Heights commutes to
Where MacDonnell Heights clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
Most jobs in MacDonnell Heights are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in MacDonnell Heights, 2013 → 2023: 164 → 287. 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 MacDonnell Heights’s own residents hold wherever they work.
MacDonnell Heights and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to LaGrange (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | MacDonnell Heights workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacDonnell Heights | – | — | — | 50 min | $141,579 |
| LaGrange | 5% | B+ | B | 33 min | $121,586 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of MacDonnell Heights’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 MacDonnell Heights: questions
What is the median household income in MacDonnell Heights?
$141,579 (±$41,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in MacDonnell Heights?
1.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from MacDonnell Heights?
50 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in MacDonnell Heights work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Poughkeepsie (22%, 4 mi), New York City (12%, 73 mi), Poughkeepsie (11%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around MacDonnell Heights without a car?
1% 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 MacDonnell Heights, from the people who make the trip.
More of MacDonnell Heights
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.