Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Walker Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
26 jobs are based in Walker Valley, against 489 working residents. Only 1% stay in Walker Valley for work; outside it, Shawangunk is the main destination (14%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Walker Valley, in a few figures
Walker Valley’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Walker Valley is New York City, 72 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (66) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Walker Valley is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Walker Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walker Valley has about 840 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 489 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Walker Valley’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Walker Valley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 484 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 840 people are in Walker Valley on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 people from Walker Valley work
Where Walker Valley clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 62% of the jobs in Walker Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walker Valley, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 26. 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 Walker Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Walker Valley: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walker Valley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 496 commuters (the 9% 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.
Around Walker Valley: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wawarsing (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walker Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Valley | – | — | — | 30 min | $119,625 |
| Mamakating | under 2% | C+ | C | 34 min | $90,631 |
| Cragsmoor | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Wawarsing | 2% | C− | A− | 30 min | $64,321 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cragsmoor: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walker 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 Walker Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Walker Valley?
$119,625 (±$40,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walker Valley?
11.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walker Valley?
30 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 Walker Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shawangunk (14%, 6 mi), New York City (13%, 72 mi), Montgomery (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walker Valley without a car?
2% 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 Walker Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walker 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.