Work & commute · Smithville

Work & commute in Smithville, NY

Most working residents leave Smithville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Greene (22%), Binghamton (9%) and Norwich (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
3 of 559 working residents
Typical commute
20 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 556 Smithville residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Smithville.

556live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
43work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Smithville goes to work

NorwichBinghamtonSyracuseNew YorkFreetownUnadillaChenangoKirkwoodTriangleOxfordSmithvillePrestonCoventryGreeneMcDonoughGermanNorwichUnionVestalWilletGreeneBinghamtonNorwichUnionNorwichOxfordSyracuseChenangoVestalNew YorkSmithville
1
Greene7 mi away
22%123
2
Binghamton22.6 mi away
9%48
3
Norwich14.8 mi away
7%38
4
Union24 mi away
6%33
5
Norwich15.6 mi away
5%28
6
Oxford8.4 mi away
4%22
7
Syracuse47.7 mi away
3%19
8
Chenango15.3 mi away
3%14
9
Vestal28.2 mi away
2%13
10
New York153.1 mi away
2%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%211

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Smithville commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%Under 10 mi
40%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Smithville is a commuter town

0.08jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.08 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Smithville are

46 jobs are based in Smithville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Smithville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Smithville

46 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)11%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%
Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Smithville residents hold

559 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month62%