Work and commuting in Washington Mills
22% of workers work from home (New York 15%). Hardly any work in Washington Mills itself; outside it, Utica draws the most (26%, 4 miles). Working residents average 17 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Mills and work: the main findings
Commutes from Washington Mills are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 123 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Washington Mills and Utica trade workers both ways
Utica is the top workplace for Washington Mills residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Mills come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Washington Mills
65% of Washington Mills residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Washington Mills pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 554 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Washington Mills’ commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Mills workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,134 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.
Where Washington Mills’ working residents head each day
Where Washington Mills clocks in
26% of workers
23% of workers
5% 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.
What Washington Mills’ employers do
319 jobs are based in Washington Mills.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Mills, 2014 → 2024: 428 → 319. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Mills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Washington Mills by day and by night
On a workday 550 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 315 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Washington Mills on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The commute from Washington Mills, by distance
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Washington Mills and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Mills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Mills | – | — | — | 17 min | $134,397 |
| Chadwicks | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chadwicks: 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 Washington Mills’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 2024, 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 Washington Mills: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Mills?
$134,397 (±$101,440) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Mills?
7.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Mills?
17 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 Washington Mills work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Utica (26%, 4 mi), New Hartford (23%, 1 mi), Whitestown (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Washington Mills 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 Washington Mills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington Mills
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.