Stark has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average (New York 33, U.S. 26). 97 jobs are based in Stark; 290 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Stark itself; outside it, Little Falls draws the most (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Stark on a workday afternoon
On a workday 287 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Stark on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Stark ends
Where Stark clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
In Stark, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stark, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 97. 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 Stark’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Stark’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stark workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 13% 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.
Stark’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Stark: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Little Falls (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stark workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark | – | — | — | 29 min | $60,875 |
| Danube | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Springfield | under 2% | D | C | 30 min | $62,965 |
| Little Falls | 2% | C+ | B | 26 min | $71,875 |
| Minden | under 2% | C | B− | 28 min | $44,195 |
| Warren | under 2% | C− | C | 28 min | $72,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Danube: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stark’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 Stark: questions
What is the median household income in Stark?
$60,875 (±$14,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stark?
9.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stark?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stark work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (12%, 8 mi), Herkimer (11%, 13 mi), Utica (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stark without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stark, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stark
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.