Most of West Hurley commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% stay in West Hurley for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (13%, 93 miles). West Hurley has 216 jobs, against 762 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers, against 15% across New York.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in West Hurley
West Hurley’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside West Hurley is New York City, 93 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (97) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
West Hurley is a place people come home to
There are 216 jobs based in West Hurley, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Hurley has about 1,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of West Hurley works from home
32% of West Hurley workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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 762 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from West Hurley
About 30% 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.
How a workday changes West Hurley
On a workday 725 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in West Hurley on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Getting to work from West Hurley takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Hurley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 576 commuters (the 32% 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 West Hurley’s working residents head each day
Where West Hurley clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in West Hurley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Hurley, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 216. 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 West Hurley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to West Hurley
The biggest share goes to Woodstock (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Hurley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hurley | – | — | — | 24 min | $93,789 |
| Woodstock | 9% | C+ | B+ | 27 min | $92,118 |
| Zena | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Zena: 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 West Hurley’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 West Hurley: questions
What is the median household income in West Hurley?
$93,789 (±$21,699) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Hurley?
6.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Hurley?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Hurley work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (13%, 93 mi), Kingston (12%, 8 mi), Woodstock (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around West Hurley without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Hurley, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Hurley
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.