Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Hawthorne
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. Only 2% stay in Hawthorne for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (28%, 31 miles). 1,417 jobs are based in Hawthorne, against 2,065 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Hawthorne, in brief
Hawthorne makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Hawthorne are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Hawthorne residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 9%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hawthorne are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Hawthorne and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Hawthorne residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Hawthorne come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Hawthorne pay over $40,000 a year
76% of the jobs based in Hawthorne pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Hawthorne works in goods: 51% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hawthorne, 2013 → 2023: 1,547 → 1,417. 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 Hawthorne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Hawthorne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hawthorne workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,943 commuters (the 18% 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 Hawthorne commutes to
Where Hawthorne clocks in
28% of workers
19% of workers
7% 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 daily commute in and out of Hawthorne
On a workday 2,025 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 1,377 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Hawthorne on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
How far it is to work from Hawthorne
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.
Work in the towns next to Hawthorne
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hawthorne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne | – | — | — | 25 min | $140,856 |
| Thornwood | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Thornwood: 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 Hawthorne’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 Hawthorne: questions
What is the median household income in Hawthorne?
$140,856 (±$19,309) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hawthorne?
5.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hawthorne?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hawthorne work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (28%, 31 mi), Mount Pleasant (19%, 1 mi), Greenburgh (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hawthorne without a car?
13% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hawthorne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hawthorne
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.