Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Newburgh has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 37 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Newburgh; the top destination outside it is New York City (15%, 62 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Newburgh, in brief
Newburgh trades workers with the towns around it
Newburgh has about as many jobs (12,092) as working residents (14,246), but they are mostly different people: 12,701 residents leave for work each day while 10,547 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Newburgh are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Newburgh’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newburgh is New York City, 62 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (2,149) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 12,701 residents head out to work, 1,545 work right here, and 10,547 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 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.
Half of Newburgh commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 25% 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.
15% of working residents work in New York City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Newburgh clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 12,092 jobs in Newburgh are
12,092 jobs are based in Newburgh. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newburgh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newburgh, 2013 → 2023: 12,183 → 12,092. 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.
About 37 minutes each way, longer than most of New York
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newburgh workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,726 commuters (the 13% 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.
11% of Newburgh works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to New Windsor (5%). Darker towns draw more of Newburgh’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newburgh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newburgh | – | — | — | 37 min | $111,615 |
| Montgomery | 4% | B | A− | 34 min | $92,939 |
| Wappinger | under 2% | A− | B | 28 min | $95,234 |
| Plattekill | under 2% | B+ | C | 32 min | $103,045 |
| Fishkill | 2% | B | B+ | 36 min | $101,423 |
| New Windsor | 5% | B | A− | 37 min | $95,071 |
| Marlborough | under 2% | B+ | B | 32 min | $106,627 |
| Marlboro | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marlboro: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Newburgh: questions
What is the median household income in Newburgh?
$111,615 (±$5,830) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newburgh?
7.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newburgh?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newburgh work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (15%, 62 mi), Newburgh (9%, 4 mi), New Windsor (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newburgh without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newburgh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newburgh
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.