Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Firthcliffe
There are 1,447 jobs in Firthcliffe; 2,098 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Firthcliffe itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (16%, 54 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Firthcliffe at work: what stands out
Firthcliffe’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Firthcliffe is New York City, 54 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (328) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Nearly all the work in Firthcliffe is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 5% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Firthcliffe are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker, and quicker than any town next door (31 to 48 minutes). 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.
The distance from Firthcliffe to work
About 16% 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.
Firthcliffe is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Firthcliffe, 2013 → 2023: 1,411 → 1,447. 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 Firthcliffe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Firthcliffe
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Firthcliffe workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,407 commuters (the 13% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Firthcliffe
On a workday 1,978 residents head out to work, 120 work right here, and 1,327 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,800 people are in Firthcliffe on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Firthcliffe ends
Where Firthcliffe clocks in
16% of workers
12% 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.
Next door to Firthcliffe
The biggest share goes to New Windsor (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Firthcliffe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firthcliffe | – | — | — | 26 min | $101,250 |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | under 2% | A− | B+ | 31 min | $140,208 |
| Vails Gate | under 2% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| New Windsor | 7% | B | A− | 37 min | $95,071 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vails Gate: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Firthcliffe’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 Firthcliffe: questions
What is the median household income in Firthcliffe?
$101,250 (±$15,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Firthcliffe?
7.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Firthcliffe?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Firthcliffe work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (16%, 54 mi), Cornwall (12%, 3 mi), New Windsor (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Firthcliffe without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Firthcliffe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Firthcliffe
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.