POUGHKEEPSIE – Some 40 percent of Hudson Valley residents commute out of the region for work and their income is typically higher than those who are employed in the region. That is among the findings of the latest report from the Marist Bureau of Economic Research.
The study, for the period 2013 through 2017, also found more and more people are working remotely, said Christy Huebner-Caridi, director of the bureau and assistant professor of economics at Marist.
“One of the trends that is certainly going to impact the region is the idea of tele-commuting. A lot of people may be employed from an employer in New York City, but they work up here. You are probably going to see more of that as time goes on.”
Huebner-Caridi’s report also found that Putnam County is the most dependent on commuter income at 55.3 percent, followed by Westchester at 30.4 percent.
The study also found per capita earned income in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Dutchess counties ranked in the top 10 statewide.
