How long is the commute from the Town of Wallkill, NY?

Name: Commute and cars in the Town of Wallkill, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Workers who live in the Town of Wallkill, NY take an average of 31.1 minutes to get to work (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

65.4% of workers drive alone to work.

4.0% take public transportation.

1.5% of workers walk to work.

10.5% work from home.

9.0% of households have no vehicle.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Average commute: 31.1 minutes (±2.7)
Public transportation: 4.0%
Work from home: 10.5%
Households without a car: 9.0%

How people in the Town of Wallkill get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	Town of Wallkill	Orange County	New York	United States
Drove alone	65.4% (±3.5 points)	66.7%	48.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	15.7% (±2.5 points)	9.9%	6.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	4.0% (±1.2 points)	4.7%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked	1.5% (±1.3 points)	3.7%	5.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	2.9% (±1.2 points)	2.2%	2.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	10.5% (±3.0 points)	12.8%	14.9%	15.1%

In the Town of Wallkill, the average commute is lower than in Orange County (34.1 minutes).

It is not measurably different from New York (32.6 minutes).

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

In the Town of Wallkill, 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 not measurably different from the national figure (3.2%).

In Orange County, the Town of Wallkill ranks 19 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest average commute.

Statewide, it ranks 211 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 Wallkill

Occupied housing units by vehicles available, 2020–2024
Vehicles available	Town of Wallkill	Orange County	New York	United States
No vehicle	9.0% (±2.5 points)	9.4%	29.2%	8.4%
1 vehicle	30.4% (±3.8 points)	32.7%	33.6%	33.1%
2 vehicles	41.1% (±4.0 points)	36.3%	25.4%	36.6%
3 or more vehicles	19.5% (±3.2 points)	21.6%	11.8%	21.9%

In the Town of Wallkill, the share of households without a vehicle is not measurably different from Orange County (9.4%).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (8.4%).

Working from home and internet access in the Town of Wallkill

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Town of Wallkill	Orange County	New York	United States
Workers working from home	10.5% (±3.0 points)	12.8% (±0.7 points)	14.9% (±0.1 points)	15.1%
Households with a computer	96.1% (±1.2 points)	92.0% (±0.6 points)	94.7% (±0.1 points)	95.5%
Households with broadband internet	91.3% (±2.2 points)	89.3% (±0.7 points)	90.8% (±0.1 points)	91.0%

In the Town of Wallkill, the share of households with a broadband subscription is not measurably different from Orange County (89.3%).

It is not measurably different from New York (90.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (91.0%).

Average commute in places near the Town of Wallkill

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with the Town of Wallkill
Place	Distance	Average commute	Compared with this place
Town of Wallkill	—	31.1 minutes (±2.7)	—
Middletown	3.3 mi	36.0 minutes (±3.5)	Higher
Village of Bloomingburg	4.9 mi	33.1 minutes (±10.1)	Not measurably different
Town of Mount Hope	6.9 mi	40.1 minutes (±5.4)	Higher
Village of Goshen	7.2 mi	26.6 minutes (±3.5)	Lower
Town of Crawford	7.2 mi	31.4 minutes (±4.8)	Not measurably different
Village of Otisville	7.3 mi	35.7 minutes (±8.7)	Not measurably different
Village of Wurtsboro	7.4 mi	28.7 minutes (±6.6)	Not measurably different
Town of Goshen	7.9 mi	37.3 minutes (±4.1)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Goshen, NY (26.6 minutes).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Middletown, NY (36.0 minutes), Town of Mount Hope, NY (40.1 minutes), Town of Goshen, NY (37.3 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
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)
18	Town of Crawford	31.4 minutes (±4.8)
19	Town of Wallkill	31.1 minutes (±2.7)
20	Town of Cornwall	30.9 minutes (±4.1)
21	Newburgh	25.5 minutes (±2.1)
22	Port Jervis	25.2 minutes (±4.3)
23	Town of Palm Tree	18.9 minutes (±2.3)
24	Town of Highlands	18.7 minutes (±2.5)

Showing 12 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 Wallkill include them.

The figures for the Town of Wallkill include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Mechanicstown, Scotchtown, Washington Heights.

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 Wallkill

How long is the average commute in the Town of Wallkill?

Workers who live in the Town of Wallkill, NY take an average of 31.1 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Can you live in the Town of Wallkill without a car?

9.0% of households in the Town of Wallkill have no vehicle, and 4.0% of workers commute by public transportation.

How many people work from home in the Town of Wallkill?

10.5% (±3.0 points) of workers who live in the Town of Wallkill worked from home, and 91.3% 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 Wallkill town, Orange County, New York (county subdivision:77992, 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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