Verplanck has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Verplanck has 231 jobs, and 716 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Verplanck itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (26%, 41 miles). Commuters spend 38 minutes getting to work on average; 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
Jobs and commuting in Verplanck: the gist
Verplanck’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Verplanck is New York City, 41 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (184) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Verplanck workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 33 across New York. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (31 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 716 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Verplanck
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.
Getting to work from Verplanck takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Verplanck workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 361 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.
A workday in Verplanck: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 704 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Verplanck on a workday afternoon, 75% 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 the trip to work from Verplanck ends
Where Verplanck clocks in
26% of workers
16% of workers
4% 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.
Verplanck works in goods: 54% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Verplanck, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 231. 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 Verplanck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Verplanck: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Verplanck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verplanck | – | — | — | 38 min | $98,091 |
| Buchanan | under 2% | A+ | A− | 33 min | $128,218 |
| Stony Point | under 2% | A− | B+ | 35 min | $126,958 |
| Montrose | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Montrose: 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 Verplanck’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 Verplanck: questions
What is the median household income in Verplanck?
$98,091 (±$34,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Verplanck?
10.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Verplanck?
38 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 Verplanck work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (26%, 41 mi), Cortlandt (16%, 3 mi), Greenburgh (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Verplanck without a car?
33% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Verplanck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Verplanck
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.