Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Sparrow Bush works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Sparrow Bush itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (14%, 65 miles). Employers in Sparrow Bush report 201 jobs, against 397 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Sparrow Bush stands out on work
Sparrow Bush’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Sparrow Bush is New York City, 65 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Sparrow Bush workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 397 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Sparrow Bush
About 29% 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.
Getting to work from Sparrow Bush takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sparrow Bush workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 commuters (the 3% 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.
In and out of Sparrow Bush on a workday
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Sparrow Bush on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The places Sparrow Bush commutes to
Where Sparrow Bush clocks in
14% 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 Sparrow Bush: what the 201 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sparrow Bush, 2013 → 2023: 115 → 201. 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 Sparrow Bush’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 16% of Sparrow Bush’s workers
The biggest share goes to Port Jervis (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sparrow Bush workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrow Bush | – | — | — | 37 min | $56,349 |
| Port Jervis | 13% | D | A | 25 min | $47,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sparrow Bush’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 Sparrow Bush: questions
What is the median household income in Sparrow Bush?
$56,349 (±$12,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sparrow Bush?
2.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sparrow Bush?
37 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sparrow Bush work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 65 mi), Port Jervis (13%, 2 mi), Deerpark (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sparrow Bush without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sparrow Bush, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sparrow Bush
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.