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Hardly any work in New Hackensack; the top destination outside it is New York City (14%, 66 miles). 36% of workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Commuters spend 36 minutes getting to work on average, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from New Hackensack, in brief
New Hackensack’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Hackensack is New York City, 66 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (96) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside New Hackensack
68% of New Hackensack residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 22% of the jobs based in New Hackensack pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of New Hackensack works from home
36% of New Hackensack workers work from home, against 15% across New York. Time on the road ↓
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 680 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far New Hackensack’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
In New Hackensack, services account for most jobs
445 jobs are based in New Hackensack.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Hackensack, 2013 → 2023: 192 → 445. 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 New Hackensack’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from New Hackensack: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Hackensack workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 36% 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.
New Hackensack by day and by night
On a workday 675 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 440 people come in from elsewhere.
About 720 people are in New Hackensack on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
The places New Hackensack commutes to
Where New Hackensack clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
Next door to New Hackensack
The biggest share goes to East Fishkill (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Hackensack workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hackensack | – | — | — | 36 min | $145,179 |
| Myers Corner | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| East Fishkill | 6% | A− | B− | 36 min | $138,543 |
Same-state neighbors only. Myers Corner: 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 New Hackensack’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 New Hackensack: questions
What is the median household income in New Hackensack?
$145,179 (±$46,783) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Hackensack?
9.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Hackensack?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Hackensack work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (14%, 66 mi), Wappinger (12%, 3 mi), Poughkeepsie (11%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Hackensack without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Hackensack, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Hackensack
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.