Work and commuting in Nanuet
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 33 for New York and 26 for the U.S. Only 6% work in Nanuet; the top destination outside it is New York City (29%, 30 miles). Employers in Nanuet report 9,588 jobs for 8,730 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Nanuet, in brief
Nanuet trades workers with the towns around it
Nanuet has about as many jobs (9,588) as working residents (8,730), but they are mostly different people: 8,195 residents leave for work each day while 9,053 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Nanuet are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nanuet and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Nanuet residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Nanuet come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How a workday changes Nanuet
On a workday 8,195 residents head out to work, 535 work right here, and 9,053 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Nanuet to work: where people go
Where Nanuet clocks in
29% of workers
16% of workers
9% 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 Nanuet’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nanuet, 2013 → 2023: 10,154 → 9,588. 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 Nanuet’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nanuet: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nanuet workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,671 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nanuet
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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Nanuet’s workers
The biggest share goes to Ramapo (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nanuet workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanuet | – | — | — | 31 min | $117,167 |
| Spring Valley | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 24 min | $57,196 |
| New City | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| West Nyack | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Pearl River | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Orangetown | 8% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
| Ramapo | 9% | B− | A | 26 min | $82,463 |
| Chestnut Ridge | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $111,725 |
| Bardonia | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hillcrest | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. New City, West Nyack, Pearl River, Bardonia and Hillcrest: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nanuet’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 Nanuet: questions
What is the median household income in Nanuet?
$117,167 (±$13,450) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nanuet?
9.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nanuet?
31 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nanuet work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 30 mi), Clarkstown (16%, 4 mi), Ramapo (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nanuet without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nanuet, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nanuet
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.