With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Zena works elsewhere
Employers in Zena report 92 jobs, and 293 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Zena; the top destination outside it is Woodstock (18%, 5 miles). Working from home is the commute for 24% of workers, next to 15% for New York as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Zena: the gist
Zena’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Zena is New York City, 94 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (43) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Zena
24% of Zena 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 293 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Zena
About 40% 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.
Commuting from Zena: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zena workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 406 commuters (the 24% 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.
Zena on a workday afternoon
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Zena on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The places Zena commutes to
Where Zena clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Zena
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zena, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 92. 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 Zena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Zena
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zena | – | — | — | 30 min | $154,250 |
| West Hurley | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Hurley | under 2% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $101,099 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Hurley: 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 Zena’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 Zena: questions
What is the median household income in Zena?
$154,250 (±$83,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zena?
10.2%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zena?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zena work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodstock (18%, 5 mi), New York City (15%, 94 mi), Kingston (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zena without a car?
7% 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 Zena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zena
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.