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White Lake has 6 jobs, and 71 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in White Lake; the top destination outside it is Thompson (14%, 9 miles). 23% of workers have no commute at all, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves White Lake for work, and who comes in
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in White Lake on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
Where the trip to work from White Lake ends
Where White Lake clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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 White Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Lake, 2014 → 2024: 13 → 6. 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 White Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in White Lake
of White Lake workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 commuters (the 23% 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.
Miles to work from White Lake
About 34% 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.
White Lake and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lake | – | — | — | — | — |
| Smallwood | under 3% | — | — | 53 min | — |
| Kauneonga Lake | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Smallwood and Kauneonga Lake: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Lake’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 White Lake: questions
What is the poverty rate in White Lake?
9.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in White Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thompson (14%, 9 mi), New York City (13%, 84 mi), Bethel (11%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around White Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Lake
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.