Port Ewen has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Employers in Port Ewen report 368 jobs for 1,426 working residents. Only 4% work in Port Ewen; the top destination outside it is Kingston (20%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Port Ewen stands out on work
Commutes from Port Ewen are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Port Ewen and Kingston trade workers both ways
Kingston is the top workplace for Port Ewen residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Port Ewen come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Port Ewen is a place people come home to
There are 368 jobs based in Port Ewen, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Port Ewen has about 2,400 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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.
Time on the road from Port Ewen: about 24 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 Port Ewen workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,503 commuters (the 10% 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 the trip to work from Port Ewen ends
Where Port Ewen clocks in
20% of workers
15% 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.
Who leaves Port Ewen for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,371 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 313 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Port Ewen on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Port Ewen
About 32% 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.
Jobs in Port Ewen: what the 368 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Port Ewen, 2013 → 2023: 407 → 368. 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 Port Ewen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door is work for 22% of Port Ewen
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Kingston. Darker towns draw more of Port Ewen’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 Port Ewen: questions
What is the median household income in Port Ewen?
$79,386 (±$22,212) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Port Ewen?
9.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Port Ewen?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Port Ewen work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingston (20%, 2 mi), New York City (15%, 86 mi), Ulster (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Port Ewen without a car?
4% 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 Port Ewen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Port Ewen
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.