Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Marlboro has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. There are 843 jobs in Marlboro; 1,592 of its residents have a job. Only 8% stay in Marlboro for work; outside it, Marlborough is the main destination (15%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marlboro and work: the main findings
How many miles Marlboro commutes
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Marlboro for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,470 residents head out to work, 122 work right here, and 721 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Marlboro on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Marlboro goes to work
Where Marlboro clocks in
14% 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.
What Marlboro’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marlboro, 2013 → 2023: 910 → 843. 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 Marlboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Marlboro spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marlboro workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,345 commuters (the 17% 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.
Marlboro and its neighbors: 13% work next door
The biggest share goes to Poughkeepsie (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlboro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro | – | — | — | 33 min | $119,318 |
| Milton | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Newburgh | 6% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Poughkeepsie | 7% | B+ | A | 27 min | $97,724 |
Same-state neighbors only. Milton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Newburgh: the same community as the city of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlboro’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 Marlboro: questions
What is the median household income in Marlboro?
$119,318 (±$23,318) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marlboro?
2.9%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marlboro?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marlboro work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marlborough (15%, 2 mi), New York City (14%, 65 mi), Poughkeepsie (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marlboro without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marlboro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlboro
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.