Jobs and the daily commute in Thiells
Only 7% work in Thiells itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (18%, 38 miles). The average commute, 32 minutes each way, matches the New York norm. There are 2,234 jobs in Thiells, against 2,176 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Thiells: the figures worth knowing
Thiells trades workers with the towns around it
Thiells has about as many jobs (2,234) as working residents (2,176), but they are mostly different people: 2,030 residents leave for work each day while 2,088 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Thiells are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Thiells’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Thiells is New York City, 38 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (390) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Thiells than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Thiells fell from 3,235 in 2013 to 2,234 in 2023, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Thiells pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Thiells 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.
The daily commute in and out of Thiells
On a workday 2,030 residents head out to work, 146 work right here, and 2,088 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 (1.03 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.
How far Thiells goes to work
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Thiells
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thiells, 2013 → 2023: 3,235 → 2,234. 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 Thiells’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from Thiells work
Where Thiells clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
14% 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.
The trip to work from Thiells: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thiells workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,913 commuters (the 13% 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.
Next door to Thiells
The biggest share goes to Stony Point (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thiells workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiells | – | — | — | 32 min | $133,623 |
| West Haverstraw | under 1% | B | A | 30 min | $86,301 |
| Mount Ivy | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Stony Point | 3% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $126,958 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Ivy: 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 Thiells’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 Thiells: questions
What is the median household income in Thiells?
$133,623 (±$19,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thiells?
2.5%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thiells?
32 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thiells work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (18%, 38 mi), Clarkstown (15%, 6 mi), Haverstraw (14%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thiells without a car?
2% 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 Thiells, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thiells
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.