Photo: Jondude11 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Valley Cottage
Valley Cottage has 2,674 jobs; 4,383 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Valley Cottage itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (28%, 31 miles). Working residents average 34 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
The commute and the jobs: Valley Cottage in brief
Where Valley Cottage goes to work
Where Valley Cottage clocks in
28% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
A workday in Valley Cottage: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,218 residents head out to work, 165 work right here, and 2,509 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,500 people are in Valley Cottage on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
66% of the jobs in Valley Cottage pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Cottage, 2013 → 2023: 2,905 → 2,674. 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 Valley Cottage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Valley Cottage: about 34 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley Cottage workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,658 commuters (the 16% 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 Valley Cottage 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.
How Valley Cottage compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Cottage workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Cottage | – | — | — | 34 min | $133,117 |
| Congers | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Upper Nyack | under 1% | B+ | A− | 39 min | $188,125 |
| Bardonia | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nyack | under 1% | B+ | A+ | 36 min | $116,649 |
Same-state neighbors only. Congers and Bardonia: 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 Valley Cottage’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 Valley Cottage: questions
What is the median household income in Valley Cottage?
$133,117 (±$15,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Cottage?
2.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley Cottage?
34 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley Cottage work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (28%, 31 mi), Clarkstown (17%, 2 mi), Orangetown (10%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valley Cottage without a car?
6% 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 Valley Cottage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley Cottage
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.