Photo: Mwanner at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Hillburn
765 jobs are based in Hillburn, and 451 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% work in Hillburn; the top destination outside it is Ramapo (24%, 4 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way; 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
Work in Hillburn: the figures worth knowing
Hillburn and Ramapo trade workers both ways
Ramapo is the top workplace for Hillburn residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Hillburn come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hillburn is where the jobs are
Hillburn has 765 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Hillburn has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Hillburn went from 514 in 2013 to 765 in 2023, +49%. 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; with 451 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Commuting in to Hillburn: where workers come from
Where Hillburn clocks in
24% of workers
14% 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.
Hillburn on a workday afternoon
On a workday 429 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 743 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Hillburn on a workday afternoon, 33% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
In Hillburn, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hillburn, 2013 → 2023: 514 → 765. 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 Hillburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hillburn’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hillburn workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 484 commuters (the 11% 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.
Hillburn’s commute, mile by mile
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 towns around Hillburn
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Hillburn’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 Hillburn: questions
What is the median household income in Hillburn?
$90,917 (±$17,519) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hillburn?
4.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hillburn?
25 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hillburn work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ramapo (24%, 4 mi), New York City (14%, 34 mi), Clarkstown (12%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hillburn without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hillburn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hillburn
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.