Wynantskill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in Wynantskill itself; outside it, Albany draws the most (25%, 8 miles). 757 jobs are based in Wynantskill, against 2,039 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers; New York has 15%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wynantskill: the figures worth knowing
The better-paid jobs are outside Wynantskill
71% of Wynantskill residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Wynantskill pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Wynantskill are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Wynantskill residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
A lot of Wynantskill works from home
23% of Wynantskill workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
Wynantskill empties out on a workday
About 2,200 people are in Wynantskill on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than the 3,500 who live here: 2,000 head out to work and 700 come in. 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.
The kinds of work in Wynantskill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wynantskill, 2013 → 2023: 606 → 757. 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 Wynantskill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Wynantskill’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wynantskill workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,358 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Wynantskill
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.
Who leaves Wynantskill for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,978 residents head out to work, 61 work right here, and 696 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Wynantskill on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Wynantskill work
Where Wynantskill clocks in
25% of workers
12% 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.
Next door to Wynantskill
The biggest share goes to Troy (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wynantskill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynantskill | – | — | — | 23 min | $108,558 |
| Brunswick | under 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $107,350 |
| Troy | 8% | C− | A+ | 21 min | $58,477 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wynantskill’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 Wynantskill: questions
What is the median household income in Wynantskill?
$108,558 (±$31,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wynantskill?
6.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wynantskill?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wynantskill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (25%, 8 mi), Colonie (12%, 8 mi), Troy (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wynantskill without a car?
0% 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 Wynantskill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wynantskill
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.