Jobs and the daily commute in Mongaup Valley
Working from home is the commute for 30% of workers, where New York as a whole has 15%. There are 58 jobs in Mongaup Valley; 84 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Mongaup Valley
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Mongaup Valley on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
26% of working residents work in Thompson
Where Mongaup Valley clocks in
26% of workers
13% of workers
5% 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.
Making and building: 47% of jobs based in Mongaup Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mongaup Valley, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 58. 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 Mongaup Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Mongaup Valley
of Mongaup Valley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 commuters (the 30% 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.
The commute from Mongaup Valley, by distance
About 37% 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.
Work next door: 26% of Mongaup Valley’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mongaup Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongaup Valley | – | — | — | — | $115,111 |
| Smallwood | under 3% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Thompson | 26% | C− | A | 25 min | $65,021 |
Same-state neighbors only. Smallwood: 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 Thompson. Darker towns draw more of Mongaup Valley’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 Mongaup Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Mongaup Valley?
$115,111 (±$63,102) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mongaup Valley?
0.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mongaup Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson (26%, 6 mi), New York City (13%, 83 mi), Bethel (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mongaup Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mongaup Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mongaup Valley
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.