Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Carmel has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 36 minutes each way, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. 1,098 jobs are based in Lake Carmel for 3,892 working residents. Only 5% stay in Lake Carmel for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (24%, 56 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lake Carmel stands out on work
Lake Carmel’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lake Carmel is New York City, 56 miles away as the crow flies. 24% of working residents (931) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lake Carmel has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lake Carmel went from 737 in 2014 to 1,098 in 2024, +49%. The jobs ↓
Lake Carmel is a place people come home to
There are 1,098 jobs based in Lake Carmel, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Carmel has about 5,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The commute from Lake Carmel, by distance
About 25% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What Lake Carmel’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Carmel, 2014 → 2024: 737 → 1,098. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lake Carmel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lake Carmel quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,709 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 915 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Lake Carmel on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Lake Carmel goes to work
Where Lake Carmel clocks in
24% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Commuting from Lake Carmel: about 36 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Carmel workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,679 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.
Work next door: 11% of Lake Carmel’s workers
The biggest share goes to Carmel (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Carmel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Carmel | – | — | — | 36 min | $109,243 |
| Patterson | 2% | C+ | A− | 37 min | $102,149 |
| Carmel | 9% | A− | A− | 41 min | $131,835 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Carmel’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 2024, 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 Lake Carmel: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Carmel?
$109,243 (±$27,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Carmel?
8.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Carmel?
36 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 Lake Carmel work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (24%, 56 mi), Carmel (9%, 5 mi), Kent (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lake Carmel without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Carmel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Carmel
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.