Most of Pine Valley commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Pine Valley itself; outside it, Horseheads draws the most (15%, 6 miles). 51 jobs are based in Pine Valley, against 298 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pine Valley: the figures worth knowing
Pine Valley is a place people come home to
There are 51 jobs based in Pine Valley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pine Valley has about 470 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Pine Valley are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Pine Valley and Horseheads trade workers both ways
Horseheads is the top workplace for Pine Valley residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Pine Valley come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 298 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Pine Valley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Pine Valley on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Pine Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Valley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where Pine Valley’s working residents head each day
Where Pine Valley clocks in
15% of workers
13% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Pine Valley: what the 51 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Valley, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 51. 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 Pine Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pine Valley
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 Pine Valley
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Valley | – | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Veteran | 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $65,341 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Veteran. Darker towns draw more of Pine 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 Pine Valley: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pine Valley?
26.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Valley?
17 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Horseheads (15%, 6 mi), Elmira (13%, 10 mi), Corning (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.