Where Bardonia earns its living
Bardonia has 1,930 jobs; 2,006 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Bardonia; the top destination outside it is New York City (27%, 31 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bardonia: the gist
Bardonia trades workers with the towns around it
Bardonia has about as many jobs (1,930) as working residents (2,006), but they are mostly different people: 1,951 residents leave for work each day while 1,875 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Bardonia are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Bardonia’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bardonia is New York City, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (535) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Bardonia 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 ↓
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.
Bardonia by day and by night
On a workday 1,951 residents head out to work, 55 work right here, and 1,875 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Bardonia’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Each way, about 23 minutes from Bardonia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bardonia workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,397 commuters (the 16% 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.
The places Bardonia commutes to
Where Bardonia clocks in
27% of workers
22% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bardonia, 2013 → 2023: 2,154 → 1,930. 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 Bardonia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bardonia and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bardonia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardonia | – | — | — | 23 min | $99,794 |
| New City | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Valley Cottage | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Nanuet | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| West Nyack | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Congers | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New City, Valley Cottage, Nanuet, West Nyack and Congers: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bardonia’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 Bardonia: questions
What is the median household income in Bardonia?
$99,794 (±$87,754) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bardonia?
7.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bardonia?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bardonia work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (27%, 31 mi), Clarkstown (22%, 2 mi), Orangetown (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bardonia without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bardonia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bardonia
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.