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The most common industries in Washington Heights are: Public administration (8.8% of civilian employees), Educational services (7.2% of civilian employees), Health care (5.5% of civilian employees). 44.6% of workers work in Orange County and 3.3% of all workers work at home. 52.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.3% less than the rate of 62.2% across the entire state of New York.

Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Washington Heights, New York was 1,318 / 1,590

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Public administration8.8%
(57)		10.6%
(35)		6.9%
(22)
Educational services7.2%
(47)		2.7%
(9)		11.9%
(38)
Health care5.5%
(36)		2.1%
(7)		9.1%
(29)
Construction4.9%
(32)		9.7%
(32)		0.0%
(0)
Administrative and support and waste management services4.8%
(31)		3.3%
(11)		6.3%
(20)
Printing and related support activities4.3%
(28)		8.5%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers4.0%
(26)		5.7%
(19)		2.2%
(7)
Accommodation and food services4.0%
(26)		0.0%
(0)		8.2%
(26)
Broadcasting and telecommunications3.9%
(25)		0.0%
(0)		7.9%
(25)
Real estate and rental and leasing3.5%
(23)		4.8%
(16)		2.2%
(7)
Department and other general merchandise stores3.5%
(23)		6.9%
(23)		0.0%
(0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.5%
(23)		0.0%
(0)		7.2%
(23)
Social assistance3.4%
(22)		0.0%
(0)		6.9%
(22)
Utilities3.2%
(21)		6.3%
(21)		0.0%
(0)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores2.9%
(19)		5.7%
(19)		0.0%
(0)
U. S. Postal service2.8%
(18)		2.7%
(9)		2.8%
(9)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers2.5%
(16)		0.0%
(0)		5.0%
(16)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries2.5%
(16)		1.8%
(6)		3.1%
(10)
Finance and insurance2.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)		4.4%
(14)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers2.2%
(14)		4.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Food and beverage stores1.8%
(12)		3.6%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Repair and maintenance1.8%
(12)		3.6%
(12)		0.0%
(0)
Computer and electronic products1.7%
(11)		3.3%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores1.7%
(11)		0.0%
(0)		3.5%
(11)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.5%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		3.1%
(10)
Chemicals1.4%
(9)		1.8%
(6)		0.9%
(3)
Music stores1.4%
(9)		2.7%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Machinery1.4%
(9)		2.7%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.4%
(9)		2.7%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Book stores and news dealers1.4%
(9)		2.7%
(9)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		2.5%
(8)
Personal and laundry services1.1%
(7)		0.0%
(0)		2.2%
(7)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.9%
(6)		0.0%
(0)		1.9%
(6)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.8%
(5)		0.0%
(0)		1.6%
(5)
Metal and metal products0.8%
(5)		1.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Washington Heights

  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 11.9%Males
  • 34.8%Females
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 12.1%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

14.8% (97)
New York:

4.0% (324,269)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

4.4% (29)
New York:

3.8% (306,441)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

12.9% (85)
New York:

7.8% (625,523)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

26.0% (171)
New York:

13.8% (1,113,086)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

3.2% (21)
New York:

11.3% (908,026)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

8.8% (58)
New York:

13.8% (1,113,103)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

12.2% (80)
New York:

7.6% (611,626)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Washington Heights:

4.8% (32)
New York:

9.3% (751,365)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Washington Heights:

9.1% (60)
New York:

6.7% (538,932)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Washington Heights:

2.2% (14)
New York:

5.4% (432,010)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000
<5am:
Washington Heights:

4.3% (27)
New York:

2.4% (194,562)
6am:
Washington Heights:

3.5% (22)
New York:

3.1% (253,826)
6:30am:
Washington Heights:

5.4% (34)
New York:

7.0% (573,349)
7am:
Washington Heights:

11.2% (70)
New York:

8.6% (706,982)
7:30am:
Washington Heights:

16.1% (101)
New York:

14.0% (1,147,579)
8am:
Washington Heights:

20.1% (126)
New York:

14.8% (1,213,706)
8:30am:
Washington Heights:

7.8% (49)
New York:

13.9% (1,144,298)
9am:
Washington Heights:

8.3% (52)
New York:

7.5% (614,475)
10am:
Washington Heights:

5.8% (36)
New York:

7.2% (593,377)
11am:
Washington Heights:

2.1% (13)
New York:

2.7% (224,011)
12pm:
Washington Heights:

1.0% (6)
New York:

1.3% (105,049)
4pm:
Washington Heights:

3.4% (21)
New York:

6.3% (517,309)
>4pm:
Washington Heights:

11.0% (69)
New York:

6.1% (501,196)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Males
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

14.2% (48)
New York:

5.3% (221,747)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

20.6% (70)
New York:

9.2% (385,998)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

23.3% (79)
New York:

13.5% (566,438)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

9.0% (31)
New York:

12.3% (515,665)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

7.2% (25)
New York:

6.3% (263,407)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

9.2% (31)
New York:

8.6% (363,060)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Washington Heights:

11.7% (40)
New York:

7.0% (294,293)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Females
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

19.1% (61)
New York:

2.7% (102,522)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

9.4% (30)
New York:

2.5% (97,509)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

5.3% (17)
New York:

6.3% (239,525)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

29.0% (92)
New York:

14.3% (546,648)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

6.6% (21)
New York:

13.0% (498,340)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

8.6% (27)
New York:

15.6% (597,438)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

14.9% (47)
New York:

9.1% (348,219)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

6.1% (19)
New York:

6.4% (244,639)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Washington Heights:

4.9% (16)
New York:

5.0% (191,844)

Travel time to work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.6%
Number of people working at home: 23 (3.3% of all workers)
Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Washington Heights:

7.8% (49)
New York:

2.7% (219,036)
5 to 9 minutes:
Washington Heights:

12.8% (80)
New York:

8.3% (680,270)
10 to 14 minutes:
Washington Heights:

20.0% (125)
New York:

11.6% (956,590)
15 to 19 minutes:
Washington Heights:

13.1% (82)
New York:

12.4% (1,020,084)
20 to 24 minutes:
Washington Heights:

7.7% (48)
New York:

12.3% (1,013,757)
25 to 29 minutes:
Washington Heights:

3.5% (22)
New York:

4.9% (399,384)
30 to 34 minutes:
Washington Heights:

13.7% (86)
New York:

12.9% (1,058,688)
35 to 39 minutes:
Washington Heights:

3.2% (20)
New York:

2.5% (203,722)
40 to 44 minutes:
Washington Heights:

6.4% (40)
New York:

4.1% (340,311)
45 to 59 minutes:
Washington Heights:

6.7% (42)
New York:

9.8% (806,556)
60 to 89 minutes:
Washington Heights:

4.0% (25)
New York:

10.3% (848,185)
90 or more minutes:
Washington Heights:

1.1% (7)
New York:

5.1% (417,464)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Washington Heights
Means of transportation to work - New York
Drove car alone:
Washington Heights:

78.0% (488)
New York:

56.3% (4,620,178)
Carpooled:
Washington Heights:

16.5% (103)
New York:

9.2% (756,918)
Taxicab:
Washington Heights:

1.4% (9)
New York:

0.8% (67,897)
Walked:
Washington Heights:

4.2% (26)
New York:

6.2% (511,721)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy in 2022
Drove alone:
Washington Heights:

98.1% (438)
New York:

88.3% (4,609,282)
Private vehicle occupancy in 2000
Drove alone:
Washington Heights:

82.6% (488)
New York:

85.9% (4,620,178)
In 2 person carpool:
Washington Heights:

16.2% (96)
New York:

11.0% (590,255)
In 7+ person carpool:
Washington Heights:

1.2% (7)
New York:

0.3% (17,437)

Class of workers

Class of Workers in 2022
Employee of private company:
Washington Heights:

52.5% (366)
New York:

62.2% (5,966,667)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Washington Heights:

13.0% (90)
New York:

11.6% (1,113,247)
Local government workers:
Washington Heights:

22.5% (157)
New York:

9.9% (953,569)
State government workers:
Washington Heights:

8.1% (56)
New York:

4.2% (401,705)
Federal government workers:
Washington Heights:

2.5% (17)
New York:

2.0% (194,327)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Washington Heights:

1.4% (10)
New York:

5.9% (562,168)
Class of Workers in 2000
Employee of private company:
Washington Heights:

64.6% (419)
New York:

63.7% (5,340,134)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Washington Heights:

10.2% (66)
New York:

9.7% (810,356)
Local government workers:
Washington Heights:

7.7% (50)
New York:

10.2% (858,120)
State government workers:
Washington Heights:

5.5% (36)
New York:

4.6% (383,673)
Federal government workers:
Washington Heights:

4.6% (30)
New York:

2.2% (185,100)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Washington Heights:

7.4% (48)
New York:

6.0% (501,068)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Washington Heights:

73.6% (263)
New York:

65.7% (3,237,092)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Washington Heights:

7.6% (27)
New York:

8.3% (407,704)
Local government workers - Males:
Washington Heights:

12.1% (43)
New York:

7.9% (389,927)
State government workers - Males:
Washington Heights:

6.7% (24)
New York:

4.1% (199,717)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Washington Heights:

30.3% (102)
New York:

58.4% (2,729,575)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Washington Heights:

18.7% (63)
New York:

15.1% (705,543)
Local government workers - Females:
Washington Heights:

33.5% (114)
New York:

12.1% (563,642)
State government workers - Females:
Washington Heights:

9.5% (32)
New York:

4.3% (201,988)
Federal government workers - Females:
Washington Heights:

5.0% (17)
New York:

1.9% (90,224)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Washington Heights:

3.0% (10)
New York:

5.1% (237,267)
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