Photo: Alexisrael · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.5 jobs in Viola for every working resident, and 5,927 people commute in
Only 7% work in Viola; the top destination outside it is Ramapo (39%, 2 miles). There are 6,111 jobs in Viola for 2,467 working residents. At home: 23% 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 short version on getting to work from Viola
Jobs in Viola have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Viola went from 1,941 in 2013 to 6,111 in 2023, +215%. The jobs ↓
Viola is where the jobs are
Viola has 6,111 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 12,000 people are in town, 43% more than the 8,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Viola’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Viola is New York City, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (501) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Viola
55% of Viola residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Viola pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
The biggest group of Viola’s workers comes from New York City
723 of the people who work in Viola live in New York City, 33 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
In Viola, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Viola, 2013 → 2023: 1,941 → 6,111. 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 Viola’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Viola
On a workday 2,283 residents head out to work and 184 work right here.
About 12,000 people are in Viola on a workday afternoon, 43% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
How far Viola’s workers travel
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.
Commuting in to Viola: where workers come from
Where Viola clocks in
39% of workers
20% 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.
About 29 minutes each way, quicker than most of New York
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Viola workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,178 commuters (the 23% 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.
Viola and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Viola workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | – | — | — | 29 min | $83,913 |
| Montebello | under 1% | A− | A− | 34 min | $133,750 |
| Monsey | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Airmont | under 1% | B+ | A | 27 min | $94,972 |
| New Hempstead | under 1% | B+ | B | 29 min | $126,165 |
| Wesley Hills | under 1% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $209,345 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monsey: 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 Viola’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 Viola: questions
What is the median household income in Viola?
$83,913 (±$36,748) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Viola?
20.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Viola?
29 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Viola work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ramapo (39%, 2 mi), New York City (20%, 33 mi), Clarkstown (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Viola without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Viola, from the people who make the trip.
More of Viola
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.