Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in North Hudson
The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average (New York 33, U.S. 26). 5% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. Only 4% work in North Hudson itself; outside it, Minerva draws the most (11%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of North Hudson, and who commutes in
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in North Hudson on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where North Hudson’s working residents head each day
Where North Hudson clocks in
11% of workers
9% of workers
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.
North Hudson makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
76 jobs are based in North Hudson.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Hudson, 2014 → 2024: 53 → 76. 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 Hudson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from North Hudson takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Hudson workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 5% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from North Hudson
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 31% of North Hudson’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Hudson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hudson | – | — | — | 23 min | $77,292 |
| Moriah | 3% | C | C+ | 32 min | $63,113 |
| Schroon | under 3% | C | B+ | 17 min | $69,955 |
| Keene | under 3% | B | B+ | 33 min | $93,542 |
| Crown Point | under 3% | C | D | 26 min | $82,813 |
| Minerva | 11% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Newcomb | 9% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Elizabethtown | 8% | D | B− | 16 min | $57,222 |
Same-state neighbors only. Minerva and Newcomb: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Minerva. Darker towns draw more of North Hudson’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 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 Hudson: questions
What is the median household income in North Hudson?
$77,292 (±$52,558) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Hudson?
6.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Hudson?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Hudson work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minerva (11%, 22 mi), Newcomb (9%, 17 mi), Elizabethtown (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Hudson 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 North Hudson, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Hudson
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.