Fairview draws 4,233 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Fairview report 4,313 jobs, against 1,941 working residents. Only 4% work in Fairview itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (20%, 74 miles). Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fairview stands out on work
Fairview’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fairview is New York City, 74 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (393) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fairview is where the jobs are
Fairview has 4,313 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Fairview 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 ↓
Nearly all the work in Fairview is services
89% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How many miles Fairview commutes
About 37% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Fairview
On a workday 1,861 residents head out to work and 80 work right here.
About 8,600 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 38% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Fairview: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,981 commuters (the 10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Fairview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 4,482 → 4,313. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Fairview, and from where
Where Fairview clocks in
20% of workers
15% 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.
How Fairview compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Poughkeepsie (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | — | — | 23 min | $67,161 |
| Marist College | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Haviland | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Poughkeepsie | 8% | C− | A | 24 min | $60,741 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marist College and Haviland: 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 Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$67,161 (±$19,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
21.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
23 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (20%, 74 mi), Poughkeepsie (15%, 4 mi), Poughkeepsie (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairview without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.