How long is the commute from the Town of New Windsor, NY?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of New Windsor, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of New Windsor, NY take an average of 37.3 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

70.8% of workers drive alone to work.

5.0% take public transportation.

1.6% of workers walk to work.

15.6% work from home.

6.1% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 37.3 minutes (±2.2)
Public transportation: 5.0%
Work from home: 15.6%
Households without a car: 6.1%

How people in the Town of New Windsor get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of New Windsor	Orange County	New York	United States
Drove alone	70.8% (±3.9 points)	66.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	6.5% (±2.1 points)	9.9%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	5.0% (±1.7 points)	4.7%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.6% (±1.0 points)	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.6% (±0.5 points)	2.2%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	15.6% (±2.9 points)	12.8%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of New Windsor, the average commute is higher than in Orange County (34.1 minutes).

It is also higher than in New York (32.6 minutes).

It is higher than the national figure (26.4 minutes).

In the Town of New Windsor, the share commuting by public transportation is not measurably different from Orange County (4.7%).

It is also lower than in New York (21.6%).

It is higher than the national figure (3.2%).

In Orange County, the Town of New Windsor ranks 11 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 52 of 1,003.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Cars per household in the Town of New Windsor

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of New Windsor	Orange County	New York	United States
No vehicle	6.1% (±2.0 points)	9.4%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	34.3% (±3.1 points)	32.7%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	37.5% (±3.7 points)	36.3%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	22.1% (±3.1 points)	21.6%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of New Windsor, the share of households without a vehicle is lower than in Orange County (9.4%).

It is also lower than in New York (29.2%).

It is lower than the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of New Windsor

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of New Windsor	Orange County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	15.6% (±2.9 points)	12.8% (±0.7 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	95.5% (±2.0 points)	92.0% (±0.6 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	93.9% (±1.9 points)	89.3% (±0.7 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of New Windsor, the share of households with a broadband subscription is higher than in Orange County (89.3%).

It is also higher than in New York (90.8%).

It is higher than the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of New Windsor

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of New Windsor
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of New Windsor	—	37.3 minutes (±2.2)	—
Village of Washingtonville	4.0 mi	38.7 minutes (±5.5)	Not measurably different
Orange Lake	4.3 mi	38.2 minutes (±4.9)	Not measurably different
Firthcliffe	4.6 mi	25.6 minutes (±4.1)	Lower
Town of Cornwall	4.9 mi	30.9 minutes (±4.1)	Lower
Newburgh	5.1 mi	25.5 minutes (±2.1)	Lower
Gardnertown	5.3 mi	33.7 minutes (±5.3)	Not measurably different
Village of Maybrook	5.4 mi	31.1 minutes (±5.3)	Lower
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson	5.7 mi	30.7 minutes (±7.0)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Firthcliffe, NY (25.6 minutes), Town of Cornwall, NY (30.9 minutes), Newburgh, NY (25.5 minutes).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Average commute across Orange County, place by place

Rank	Place	Average commute
5	Town of Mount Hope	40.1 minutes (±5.4)
6	Town of Warwick	39.9 minutes (±2.0)
7 (tie)	Town of Greenville (Orange County)	38.3 minutes (±5.4)
7 (tie)	Town of Minisink	38.3 minutes (±7.5)
9	Town of Hamptonburgh	38.1 minutes (±5.1)
10 (tie)	Town of Goshen	37.3 minutes (±4.1)
10 (tie)	Town of New Windsor	37.3 minutes (±2.2)
12	Town of Newburgh	36.6 minutes (±2.7)
13	Town of Monroe	36.4 minutes (±2.4)
14	Middletown	36.0 minutes (±3.5)
15	Town of Montgomery	33.9 minutes (±2.7)
16	Town of Wawayanda	33.8 minutes (±4.0)
17	Town of Deerpark	31.7 minutes (±2.5)

Showing 13 of 24 places in Orange County, ranked from highest to lowest.

A New York town includes the villages and hamlets inside it, so the figures for the Town of New Windsor include them.

The figures for the Town of New Windsor include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Beaver Dam Lake, New Windsor (community), Vails Gate.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of New Windsor

How long is the average commute in the Town of New Windsor?

Workers who live in the Town of New Windsor, NY take an average of 37.3 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of New Windsor without a car?

6.1% of households in the Town of New Windsor have no vehicle, and 5.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of New Windsor?

15.6% (±2.9 points) of workers who live in the Town of New Windsor worked from home, and 93.9% of households have a broadband subscription.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for New Windsor town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:50848, in state:36 county:071).

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DP03_0018E, DP03_0018M, DP03_0025E, DP03_0025M, DP03_0019PE, DP03_0019PM, DP03_0020PE, DP03_0020PM, DP03_0021PE, DP03_0021PM, DP03_0022PE, DP03_0022PM, DP03_0023PE, DP03_0023PM, DP03_0024PE, DP03_0024PM, DP04_0058PE, DP04_0058PM, DP04_0059PE, DP04_0059PM, DP04_0060PE, DP04_0060PM, DP04_0061PE, DP04_0061PM, DP02_0153PE, DP02_0153PM, DP02_0154PE, DP02_0154PM

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