Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Orangetown have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
6.3% of residents are in poverty; New York has 14.0%. Orangetown grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 1.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 79.0 in New York City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Orangetown, in brief
Orangetown trades workers with the towns around it
Orangetown has about as many jobs (25,040) as working residents (21,372), but they are mostly different people: 17,954 residents leave for work each day while 21,622 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Orangetown are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Orangetown and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Orangetown residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Orangetown come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
How Orangetown earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Orangetown is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #107 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Orangetown’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Orangetown could be anywhere from A− to A.
Who leaves Orangetown for work, and who comes in
On a workday 17,954 residents head out to work, 3,418 work right here, and 21,622 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 (1.17 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in New York City
Where Orangetown clocks in
29% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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.
69% of the jobs in Orangetown pay over $3,333 a month
25,040 jobs are based in Orangetown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orangetown, 2014 → 2024: 24,326 → 25,040. 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 Orangetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Orangetown’s commute takes 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 Orangetown workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,323 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Orangetown
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.
In Orangetown, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Orangetown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #145 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Orangetown near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 24,504 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 28% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 6% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.4% of Orangetown households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Orangetown’s commuters take a bus or train.
215th of 904: where Orangetown ranks among U.S. towns of 35,000 to 68,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Clifton Park NY | 37,775 | $133K | 2.3% | 2.0% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Valley Stream NY | 40,379 | $133K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Bethlehem NY | 35,684 | $124K | 5.0% | 3.0% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 213 | Chelmsford MA | 38,549 | $141K | 4.7% | 5.3% | 11% | A |
| 214 | Teaneck Township NJ | 43,329 | $144K | 5.6% | 5.7% | 7% | A |
| 215 | Orangetown NY | 50,377 | $145K | 6.3% | 5.2% | 16% | A |
| 216 | San Bruno CA | 42,305 | $141K | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5% | A |
| 217 | Coral Gables FL | 49,578 | $134K | 9.4% | 3.6% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 904 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Orangetown, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Next door is work for 17% of Orangetown
The biggest share goes to Clarkstown (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orangetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangetown | – | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
| Clarkstown | 10% | A− | A | 32 min | $136,883 |
| West Nyack | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Greenburgh | 2% | A | A+ | 34 min | $152,256 |
| Nanuet | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Tarrytown | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $107,106 |
| Nyack | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 36 min | $116,649 |
| Chestnut Ridge | under 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $111,725 |
| Ramapo | 5% | B− | A | 26 min | $82,463 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Nyack and Nanuet: 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 Orangetown’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 Orangetown: questions
What is the median household income in Orangetown?
$145,007 (±$11,254) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orangetown?
6.3%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orangetown?
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 Orangetown work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 27 mi), Clarkstown (10%, 6 mi), Ramapo (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Orangetown walkable?
Orangetown is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Orangetown without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 6% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Orangetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orangetown
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.