Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Nelsonville commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
23% of workers have no commute at all, where New York as a whole has 15%. Nelsonville has 50 jobs, and 242 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Nelsonville itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (28%, 53 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nelsonville and work: the main findings
Nelsonville is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Nelsonville, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nelsonville has about 440 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Nelsonville works in New York City
68 working residents, 28%, have their main job in New York City, 53 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Nelsonville itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Nelsonville
23% of Nelsonville workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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 242 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Nelsonville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 240 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Nelsonville on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 towns that employ Nelsonville’s residents
Where Nelsonville clocks in
28% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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.
About 36 minutes to work from Nelsonville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nelsonville workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 commuters (the 23% 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.
What Nelsonville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nelsonville, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 50. 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 Nelsonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Nelsonville to work
About 17% 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 towns around Nelsonville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nelsonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelsonville | – | — | — | 36 min | $153,750 |
| Cold Spring | under 3% | B+ | A+ | 51 min | $117,292 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nelsonville’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 Nelsonville: questions
What is the median household income in Nelsonville?
$153,750 (±$31,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nelsonville?
2.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nelsonville?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nelsonville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (28%, 53 mi), Philipstown (15%, 2 mi), Yonkers (4%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nelsonville without a car?
8% 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 Nelsonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nelsonville
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.