Most of North Blenheim commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26. There are 5 jobs in North Blenheim, and 25 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in North Blenheim itself; outside it, Stamford draws the most (12%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in North Blenheim, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in North Blenheim on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where North Blenheim’s working residents head each day
Where North Blenheim clocks in
8% 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.
80% of the jobs in North Blenheim pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Blenheim, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 5. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Blenheim’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from North Blenheim: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Blenheim workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of North Blenheim commutes less than 15 miles
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 North Blenheim: questions
What is the median household income in North Blenheim?
$133,750 (±$127,705) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Blenheim?
2.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Blenheim?
31 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 North Blenheim work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stamford (12%, 14 mi), Harpersfield (8%, 13 mi), Roxbury (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Blenheim without a car?
0% 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 North Blenheim, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Blenheim
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.