Jobs and earnings in Tappan, and the trip to work
Tappan has 2,227 jobs; 2,972 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Tappan; the top destination outside it is New York City (29%, 25 miles). Working residents average 33 minutes each way; New York averages 33, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Tappan
Tappan and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Tappan residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Tappan come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Tappan averages 33 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (27 to 30 minutes). Next door ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Tappan are in trade, transport and utilities, against 16% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Tappan pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Tappan pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), 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.
Where Tappan’s working residents head each day
Where Tappan clocks in
29% of workers
18% of workers
8% 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.
74% of the jobs in Tappan pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tappan, 2013 → 2023: 1,714 → 2,227. 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 Tappan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Tappan, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,881 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 2,136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Tappan on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.75 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.
About 33 minutes each way for Tappan’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tappan workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,995 commuters (the 12% 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 Tappan
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.
How Tappan compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tappan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tappan | – | — | — | 33 min | $174,286 |
| Orangeburg | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pearl River | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Sparkill | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orangeburg, Pearl River and Sparkill: 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 Tappan’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 Tappan: questions
What is the median household income in Tappan?
$174,286 (±$47,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tappan?
2.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tappan?
33 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tappan work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (29%, 25 mi), Orangetown (18%, 2 mi), Clarkstown (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tappan without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tappan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tappan
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.