Photo: Kyle Turchick (Krturchi at English Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Shenorock commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Shenorock for work; outside it, New York City is the main destination (29%, 47 miles). 62 jobs are based in Shenorock; 891 of its residents have a job. At home: 22% of workers have no commute at all (New York 15%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Shenorock apart
Shenorock is a place people come home to
There are 62 jobs based in Shenorock, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shenorock has about 730 people in it, 53% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Shenorock and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Shenorock residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Shenorock come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Three in four Shenorock workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Shenorock’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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 891 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Shenorock by day and by night
On a workday 889 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 730 people are in Shenorock on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 Shenorock’s working residents head each day
Where Shenorock clocks in
29% of workers
7% 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.
76% of the jobs in Shenorock pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shenorock, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 62. 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 Shenorock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Shenorock: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shenorock workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 565 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far it is to work from Shenorock
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.
The towns around Shenorock
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shenorock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenorock | – | — | — | 30 min | $127,180 |
| Lincolndale | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincolndale: 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 Shenorock’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 Shenorock: questions
What is the median household income in Shenorock?
$127,180 (±$43,508) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shenorock?
3.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shenorock?
30 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shenorock work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 47 mi), Somers (7%, 2 mi), Yorktown (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shenorock without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shenorock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shenorock
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.