Sunset Park Commuters
Where Sunset Park Residents Work and
How They Get There
Sunset Park is that rarity in 21st century New York City: a genuine walk-to-work neighborhood. Downhill from the residential area is an industrial zone anchored by the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Bush Terminal, where companies employ many neighborhood residents. More than one-third of Sunset Park residents work in some form of manufacturing. Relatively affordable housing stock and well-established Central American and East Asian immigrant communities reinforce Sunset Park's status as a laborers' haven.
Still, the majority of residents commute outside of Sunset Park to get to work, mostly to Manhattan's central business district but with many other destinations as well, predominantly along the subway corridor serving the neighborhood. Two in three residents do not own cars, and only 17 percent drive alone to work.
- Neighborhood: Sunset Park
- Tags: Transportation Equity Atlas, transportation equity, transit, COMMUTE
