Photo: Jim.henderson · CC BY 3.0Households in Ardsley earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
Below the poverty line: 4.4% of residents, where New York as a whole has 14.0%. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. The two grades for Ardsley are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ardsley, in a few figures
Nearly half of Ardsley works in New York City
852 working residents, 46%, have their main job in New York City, 25 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Ardsley itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Ardsley
79% of Ardsley residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 51% of the jobs based in Ardsley pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Ardsley
26% of Ardsley workers work from home, against 15% across New York. 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.
Inside Ardsley’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ardsley is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #82 of 758 in New York. Household income holds Ardsley’s grade up ($243,000, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ardsley could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
46% of working residents work in New York City
Where Ardsley clocks in
46% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Ardsley are in services
1,486 jobs are based in Ardsley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ardsley, 2013 → 2023: 1,859 → 1,486. 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 Ardsley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Ardsley: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ardsley workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,775 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Ardsley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,768 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 1,401 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ardsley
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.
Ardsley is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ardsley is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #32 of 758 in New York. Both inputs place Ardsley near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,399 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 35% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.2% of Ardsley households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 24% of Ardsley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ardsley is 430th among 3,758 U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Lloyd Harbor NY | 3,587 | $250K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Irvington NY | 6,533 | $173K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 22 | Kings Point NY | 5,710 | $211K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 428 | Massanetta Springs VA | 6,358 | $115K | 6.3% | 1.2% | 4% | A |
| 429 | Milford MI | 6,520 | $106K | 7.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A |
| 430 | Ardsley NY | 5,007 | $243K | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5% | A |
| 431 | Amberley OH | 3,841 | $155K | 1.7% | 5.5% | 3% | A |
| 432 | Jackson Township IN | 5,601 | $133K | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | 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 Ardsley, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Ardsley and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ardsley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardsley | – | A | A+ | 36 min | $243,000 |
| Dobbs Ferry | under 2% | A | A+ | 33 min | $165,417 |
| Irvington | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 36 min | $173,248 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ardsley’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 Ardsley: questions
What is the median household income in Ardsley?
$243,000 (±$45,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ardsley?
4.4%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ardsley?
36 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ardsley work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (46%, 25 mi), Greenburgh (14%, 1 mi), Yonkers (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ardsley walkable?
Ardsley is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 29% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ardsley without a car?
24% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 35% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ardsley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ardsley
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.