West Nyack draws 4,964 commuters a day, with 3.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in West Nyack report 5,029 jobs, against 1,594 working residents. Only 4% work in West Nyack itself; outside it, New York City draws the most (30%, 30 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes (New York 33, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where West Nyack stands out on work
West Nyack has far more jobs than workers
West Nyack has 5,029 jobs, 3.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,100 people are in town, 93% more than the 3,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside West Nyack
71% of West Nyack residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 43% of the jobs based in West Nyack pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Commutes from West Nyack are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
West Nyack and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for West Nyack residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in West Nyack come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The biggest group of West Nyack’s workers comes from New York City
766 of the people who work in West Nyack live in New York City, 30 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.
How a workday changes West Nyack
On a workday 1,529 residents head out to work and 65 work right here.
About 7,100 people are in West Nyack on a workday afternoon, 93% more 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.
What West Nyack’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Nyack, 2013 → 2023: 5,856 → 5,029. 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 West Nyack’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from West Nyack: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Nyack workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,375 commuters (the 15% 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.
The towns that send workers to West Nyack
Where West Nyack clocks in
30% of workers
21% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from West Nyack
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.
Next door to West Nyack
The biggest share goes to Orangetown (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Nyack workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Nyack | – | — | — | 24 min | $137,206 |
| Orangetown | 8% | A | A | 33 min | $145,007 |
| Blauvelt | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Nanuet | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Pearl River | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Bardonia | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blauvelt, Nanuet, Pearl River 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 West Nyack’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 West Nyack: questions
What is the median household income in West Nyack?
$137,206 (±$56,369) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Nyack?
2.0%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Nyack?
24 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Nyack work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (30%, 30 mi), Clarkstown (21%, 3 mi), Orangetown (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Nyack without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Nyack, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Nyack
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.