Shokan has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
22% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole. 164 jobs are based in Shokan for 392 working residents. Only 2% stay in Shokan for work; outside it, Kingston is the main destination (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shokan, in a few figures
How far Shokan goes to work
About 31% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Shokan
On a workday 383 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 155 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Shokan on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where the trip to work from Shokan ends
Where Shokan clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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 Shokan: what the 164 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shokan, 2013 → 2023: 181 → 164. 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 Shokan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes to work from Shokan
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shokan workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 365 commuters (the 22% 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.
Next door to Shokan
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Shokan’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 Shokan: questions
What is the median household income in Shokan?
$137,361 (±$78,688) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shokan?
7.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shokan?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shokan work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingston (17%, 12 mi), Olive (15%, 4 mi), New York City (11%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shokan 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 Shokan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shokan
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.