Photo: Copperhead7 · CC BY 3.0Clarkstown has higher household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Clarkstown grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. The poverty rate is 6.5%, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Clarkstown
Clarkstown trades workers with the towns around it
Clarkstown has about as many jobs (35,478) as working residents (40,285), but they are mostly different people: 32,571 residents leave for work each day while 27,764 people come in. Only 22% of the jobs in Clarkstown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Clarkstown and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Clarkstown residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Clarkstown come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Inside Clarkstown’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clarkstown is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #140 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Clarkstown’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clarkstown could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who leaves Clarkstown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 32,571 residents head out to work, 7,714 work right here, and 27,764 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 (0.88 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.
28% of working residents work in New York City
Where Clarkstown clocks in
28% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Clarkstown
35,478 jobs are based in Clarkstown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clarkstown, 2013 → 2023: 35,778 → 35,478. 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 Clarkstown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Clarkstown: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clarkstown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35,231 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far Clarkstown’s workers travel
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Clarkstown
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clarkstown is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #206 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Clarkstown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 41,415 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 17% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 2% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 62% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.1% of Clarkstown households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Clarkstown’s commuters take a bus or train.
126th of 497: where Clarkstown ranks among U.S. towns of 63,000 to 121,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | Greenburgh NY | 94,537 | $152K | 5.8% | 5.2% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Pflugerville TX | 68,316 | $118K | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7% | A− |
| 125 | Greenwood IN | 69,349 | $84K | 7.4% | 2.6% | 16% | A− |
| 126 | Clarkstown NY | 89,659 | $137K | 6.5% | 5.8% | 19% | A− |
| 127 | Edmond OK | 100,479 | $103K | 8.1% | 3.3% | 21% | A− |
| 128 | Atascocita TX | 99,354 | $118K | 7.4% | 4.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 497 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Clarkstown, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Work next door: 18% of Clarkstown’s workers
The biggest share goes to Orangetown (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clarkstown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkstown | – | A− | A | 32 min | $136,883 |
| Orangetown | 8% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
| Blauvelt | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Ramapo | 8% | B− | A | 26 min | $82,463 |
| Haverstraw | 2% | B | A | 30 min | $89,107 |
| Haverstraw | under 1% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $75,167 |
| Pearl River | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Ossining | under 1% | A− | A+ | 37 min | $125,539 |
Same-state neighbors only. Blauvelt and Pearl River: 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 Clarkstown’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 Clarkstown: questions
What is the median household income in Clarkstown?
$136,883 (±$6,396) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clarkstown?
6.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clarkstown?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clarkstown work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (28%, 33 mi), Ramapo (8%, 7 mi), Orangetown (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clarkstown walkable?
Clarkstown is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clarkstown without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 2% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clarkstown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clarkstown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.