Pearl River draws 3,291 commuters a day, with 2.7 jobs for every working resident
4,320 jobs are based in Pearl River, and 1,586 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Pearl River is better than 7% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Pearl River apart on work
Pearl River is where the jobs are
Pearl River has 4,320 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,800 people are in town, 68% more than the 4,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly all the work in Pearl River is services
98% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Fewer than half of Pearl River workers earn over $40,000 a year
34% of Pearl River’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 14% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Pearl River are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 26 across Mississippi. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Mississippi worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Pearl River’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Pearl River’s grade up (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pearl River could be anywhere from D− to C+.
A workday in Pearl River: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 557 residents head out to work and 1,029 work right here.
About 6,800 people are in Pearl River on a workday afternoon, 68% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Pearl River are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pearl River, 2013 → 2023: 4,327 → 4,320. 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 Pearl River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Pearl River
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pearl River workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,695 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 87% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Pearl River’s workforce comes from
Where Pearl River clocks in
7% of workers
2% 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.
How far Pearl River goes to work
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.
Most trips from Pearl River start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,734 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 12.3% of Pearl River households have no vehicle (Mississippi 6.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pearl River’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pearl River next to U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 627 | Bridgetown MS | 3,195 | $139K | 1.0% | 5.8% | <1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 996 | Gluckstadt MS | 3,500 | $124K | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,061 | New Hope MS | 3,952 | $80K | 2.9% | 1.2% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,021 | Wayne Township IN | 4,358 | $46K | 27.6% | 6.6% | 16% | D |
| 4,022 | Millinocket ME | 4,095 | $51K | 17.1% | 6.1% | 43% | D |
| 4,023 | Pearl River MS | 4,047 | $51K | 24.6% | 7.4% | 65% | D |
| 4,024 | Warden WA | 2,830 | $58K | 20.9% | 8.1% | 18% | D |
| 4,025 | Deer Park WA | 5,370 | $54K | 19.4% | 14.1% | 17% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,283 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pearl River, the top three, the last and three more from Mississippi.
Next door to Pearl River
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pearl River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl River | – | D | D− | 17 min | $50,922 |
| Philadelphia | 7% | D | A− | 25 min | $50,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Philadelphia. Darker towns draw more of Pearl River’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 Pearl River: questions
What is the median household income in Pearl River?
$50,922 (±$11,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pearl River?
24.6%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pearl River?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pearl River work?
65% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Philadelphia (7%, 7 mi), Forest (2%, 33 mi), Morton (2%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pearl River walkable?
Pearl River is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pearl River without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pearl River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pearl River
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.