Work, pay and getting to work in Pemberwick
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes (Connecticut 27, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Pemberwick itself; outside it, Greenwich draws the most (27%, 2 miles). There are 1,054 jobs in Pemberwick for 1,587 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pemberwick and work: the main findings
A lot of Pemberwick workers cross into New York
27% of Pemberwick workers work outside Connecticut, most of them in New York, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Pemberwick’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pemberwick is New York City, NY, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (260) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of Pemberwick’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 86% of the jobs based in Pemberwick. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Pemberwick than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Pemberwick fell from 1,412 in 2013 to 1,054 in 2023, −25%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Where the trip to work from Pemberwick ends
Where Pemberwick clocks in
27% of workers
16% of workers
11% 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.
Pemberwick’s commute, mile by mile
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.
86% of the jobs in Pemberwick pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pemberwick, 2013 → 2023: 1,412 → 1,054. 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 Pemberwick’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Pemberwick
On a workday 1,552 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 1,019 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Pemberwick on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Pemberwick: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pemberwick workers work from home, vs 16% across Connecticut. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,697 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Connecticut: 82% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Around Pemberwick: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Rye (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pemberwick workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberwick | – | — | — | 23 min | $132,326 |
| Rock Ridge | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Glenville | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Byram | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Ridge, Glenville and Byram: 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 Pemberwick’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 Pemberwick: questions
What is the median household income in Pemberwick?
$132,326 (±$27,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,781 across Connecticut and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pemberwick?
8.4%, against 10.0% across Connecticut and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pemberwick?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Connecticut and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pemberwick work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwich (27%, 2 mi), New York City (16%, 29 mi), Stamford (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pemberwick without a car?
15% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pemberwick, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pemberwick
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.