Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0Haverstraw has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 40% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #495 of 758 in New York.
Walkability A+: more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns · #82 of 758 in New York.
Household incomes here are lower than in 50% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 29 minutes each way (New York 33, U.S. 26). Only 5% work in Haverstraw; the top destination outside it is Clarkstown (23%, 3 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 79.0 in New York City (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Haverstraw
What’s behind Haverstraw’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Haverstraw is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #495 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Haverstraw’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (8.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Haverstraw could be anywhere from C to B.
Haverstraw quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,613 residents head out to work, 249 work right here, and 894 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,100 people are in Haverstraw on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.24 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.
23% of working residents work in Clarkstown
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Haverstraw clocks in
23% of workers
18% of workers
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 1,143 jobs in Haverstraw are
1,143 jobs are based in Haverstraw. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Haverstraw’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Haverstraw, 2013 → 2023: 1,485 → 1,143. 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.
About 29 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Haverstraw workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,600 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Haverstraw commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Haverstraw is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Haverstraw is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #82 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Haverstraw 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 5,017 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 89% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 20.9% of Haverstraw households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Haverstraw’s commuters take a bus or train.
Haverstraw is 1,654th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Haverstraw, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,652 | Arcadia NY | 13,522 | $63K | 17.9% | 2.6% | 23% | C+ |
| 1,653 | Thonotosassa FL | 15,764 | $71K | 16.7% | 6.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,654 | Haverstraw NY | 12,791 | $75K | 16.4% | 8.2% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,655 | Blair Township MI | 9,208 | $72K | 11.1% | 4.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 1,656 | Forestdale AL | 9,742 | $67K | 17.8% | 5.5% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
23% of Haverstraw works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Clarkstown (23%). Darker towns draw more of Haverstraw’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Haverstraw workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haverstraw | – | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $75,167 |
| West Haverstraw | under 1% | B | A | 30 min | $86,301 |
| Clarkstown | 23% | A− | A | 32 min | $136,883 |
| New City | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Croton-on-Hudson | under 1% | A− | A+ | 45 min | $191,678 |
| Cortlandt | under 1% | B+ | A+ | 38 min | $140,030 |
Same-state neighbors only. New City: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Haverstraw: questions
What is the median household income in Haverstraw?
$75,167 (±$9,972) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Haverstraw?
16.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Haverstraw?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Haverstraw work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clarkstown (23%, 3 mi), New York City (18%, 36 mi), Haverstraw (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Haverstraw walkable?
Haverstraw is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Haverstraw without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Haverstraw, from the people who make the trip.
More of Haverstraw
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.