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Biking in Vails Gate, NY.

This is a quick read of Vails Gate, a New York community, from public data. We have not ridden it or written it up yet — here is what the Census shows, and the practical guides that work the same wherever you ride.

What the public data shows

The quick read

Vails Gate in New York
Population2,881
How it sits2,794/sq micompact, so most everyday trips are short
Bike to work0%
0% New York median 0% Lansing 4.4%
0% of workers (from a small sample, so rough) — small-place Census samples are rough

Source · US Census 2022 ACS 5-year (bike-to-work table B08301, population B01003) and the Census Gazetteer (location, land area). The map plots Vails Gate among every New York town from those coordinates. Census estimates for small places carry wide margins of error, so treat a small town's share as rough.

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